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For the Love of Side Projects

Kevin Path on May 16, 2017

After I came across the article 4 frequent objections to side projects and my answer, I wanted to discuss my reasons and motivation for working o...
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Walker Harrison

I think much of the pleasure in side projects comes from their role as an antidote to the things that bother us at 9-5s: deadlines, bureaucracy, inflexibility. Seeing your own creative project as a reaction to these things helps maintain the energy to actually do them.

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Hendrik Ewerlin

I'm the author of the "4 frequent objections to side projects and my answer" article.
I came across your reply in the referrer listing of my article and like it a lot. I just wanted to let you know I updated my post to mention your reply!

Side project lovers unite! Have fun!

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xiaohuoni

Side projects are a great playground for us because if we are excited about playing with some of these new languages/frameworks/libraries/software this is where we get to get our hands dirty. ----like。

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Kim Arnett 

100%!

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Richard Umoffia

I totally agree with you. Personally when I intend to learn a new framework or language, I think of side projects to engage myself. The importance can't be understated.