Comments on: Side Project Overload

By: Yawn … Don’t Let Boring Work Get You Down

Yawn … Don’t Let Boring Work Get You Down — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:02:03 +0000

[...] or at least something a little different from my normal client work; sometimes these are fun, side projects or new client engagements. In Meryl’s plans for 2010 post, she talked about how she takes on [...]

By: Dawn’s Plans and Hopes for 2010

Dawn’s Plans and Hopes for 2010 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:01:44 +0000

[...] another hard look at all of my side projects to get rid of any projects that I don’t really enjoy and don’t add value in some some [...]

By: How Do You Develop Your Skills?

How Do You Develop Your Skills? — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:01:41 +0000

[...] projects. I’ve spent time talking about my love / hate relationship with my side projects and the time that they consume, but side projects do have a purpose. They allow me to practice my [...]

By: Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions: The Next 3 Things

Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions: The Next 3 Things — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:02:04 +0000

[...] important tasks, and this is particularly important during the stressful holiday times. My love of fun side projects is a big part of the problem for me — I always have to be careful not to let those projects [...]

By: remote desktop software

remote desktop software — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:23:32 +0000

The “one thing” policy is a good one that I’ve been trying to stick to for a while. Relevant question: does reading a blog and responding constitute a “one thing?” Hmm…

By: Maximize Productivity Without Burning Out

Maximize Productivity Without Burning Out — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:48 +0000

[...] burnout. In addition to my freelance consulting practice, I am usually balancing a number of side projects, working on the board of a non-profit that I helped co-found, and attending various events around [...]

By: How Do You Respond to Requests? | SpecialityMoney.com

How Do You Respond to Requests? | SpecialityMoney.com — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:59:22 +0000

[...] to pick my brain about some online community topic, to those who want to talk to me about one of my many side projects. I get more requests than I can reasonably handle, as I have a chronic calendar problem of having [...]

By: How Do You Respond to Requests?

How Do You Respond to Requests? — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:01:27 +0000

[...] pick my brain about some online community topic, to people who want to talk to me about one of my many side projects. I get more requests than I can reasonably handle, as I have a chronic calendar problem of having [...]

By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive 5 Tips For Making Better Use Of Your Time «

WebWorkerDaily » Archive 5 Tips For Making Better Use Of Your Time « — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:11:14 +0000

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By: Jon Payne

Jon Payne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:37:34 +0000

Slot your time. I have a block of time from 4-6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for my side projects. In this case they do “pay”, just not as well as my “main work”. They might pay for my lunch that day!

Only issue with slotting time is that eventually you start to commit a great deal of it, and if you try to be flexible and move blocks around you’ll find you aren’t getting things done like you had planned. Almost have to be hard-headed about this – at least I do. The trick is to also slot big blocks of “open time” so you can be flexible and handle things that just come up.