Getting too absorbed in side projects

I know the feeling. Sometimes I've been so absorbed that I forgot to eat.

I'm trying to get into meditation hoping to find a way to have better control over that strong force that keeps me glued to the laptop.

Sounds like garden variety ADHD. Been dealing with this my whole life...

Didn't relativity theory start out like that? If you don't want to sacrifice sleep or free time, use office hours (if you have a job with not much to do, that is).

I feel like this is an excuse (sorry to be blunt). I’m a new parent and managed to build and release a side project in the first few weeks, as well as keep up with a bunch of other side projects. I’ve just had to adapt the way I work on them. Eg I’m spending significantly more time planning than before, I’m using tools that have been consistently applied to solve similar problems, I’m ruthlessly prioritising features, I’m spending much more time thinking about the implementation before I commit anything, etc.

I know exactly what I want to do when I sit down and write code and to be honest I’m spending very little time on writing code. It’s maybe 30 minutes a day, plus constantly going over ideas and research on Trello/iOS Safari when I’m commuting or I only have one hand free.

I think my productivity is not much lower than before, although there are moments when parenting gets in the way I still think it’s possible to keep making progress.