"I have started assuming that most of the people here have some kind of side project that makes them money"
I would assume the former - that they have a side project, but not the latter part of that statement - that it makes them money.
I have about 3-4 serious side projects along with a lot of smaller stuff on github. Only 2 of them make money, with one of them taking the lion's share.
This side project operates in a niche space - it's basically a SaaS for an area that works in pretty antiquated ways. I manage it by recieving emails from the users and copy pasting them to github repo in the form of issues, and I respond to the email.
For the self discipline part, honestly, I feel this strange sense of craftsmanship/ownership mindset when it comes to these projects, and there's a natural "pull". When I slack off, there's usually some underlying issue at play. Most people just reprimand themselves, but I dig deeper and find the thing that's bothering me. For example, maybe I'm not getting enough exercise/sleep or something is deeply disturbing at work/school. I don't feel guilty about not working (maybe that's just me).
I don't really see the project as "work" because it's what I want to do, so there is no balance to be established.
I would assume the former - that they have a side project, but not the latter part of that statement - that it makes them money.
I have about 3-4 serious side projects along with a lot of smaller stuff on github. Only 2 of them make money, with one of them taking the lion's share.
This side project operates in a niche space - it's basically a SaaS for an area that works in pretty antiquated ways. I manage it by recieving emails from the users and copy pasting them to github repo in the form of issues, and I respond to the email.
For the self discipline part, honestly, I feel this strange sense of craftsmanship/ownership mindset when it comes to these projects, and there's a natural "pull". When I slack off, there's usually some underlying issue at play. Most people just reprimand themselves, but I dig deeper and find the thing that's bothering me. For example, maybe I'm not getting enough exercise/sleep or something is deeply disturbing at work/school. I don't feel guilty about not working (maybe that's just me).
I don't really see the project as "work" because it's what I want to do, so there is no balance to be established.