Probably around 10 hours a week. Usually this is all on Sunday. I'm dead to the world on Sundays.
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#22I try to get in 20-30 hours a week just now. (Have dropped most other activities because I am pushing to try launch in couple of months).
I think at that stage it becomes your main project!
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#23About 5 hours a week on https://getelapse.com, chunked into 20 minute slots like lunch breaks or downtime at home between family stuff. The only way I'm able to make forward progress is by being super strict about CI+CD.
It's actually doing a good job of forcing me to code really well, because if you've only got 20 minutes to get a thing done, you can't have much cognitive overhead or switching costs.
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#26About 10 hours on a good week. Zero on a bad week.
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#27None. After my first cup of coffee in the morning when I have artificial enthusiasm I always tell myself I will start when I get home, but after 9 hours of making somebody else rich, I am just out of energy, and not interested enough in software to push through.
Sounds like me...only I procrastinate and spend all the time I would working on a side project --thinking up ideas, or 'researching' what others are doing so I can copy/make better/build it and make$$.. Seems I never get past that 'market research' phase .... spend too much time on hackernews/reddit/indiehackers.
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#2912.5 - 30 hours depending on how motivated I am. I have a 3 hour commute (round trip) with 2.5 hours of that on a train so it is perfect time to work. At night it all depends on my motivation
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#30I have a wife and 3 young kids, so I have no side projects. I wouldn't miss these years for anything
My side project is something my young son is interested in, and he loves following along and making suggestions as I work on it. I don't feel like I'm missing anything.