Set up your personal playground first
For many years, like many developers, I had some ideas come and go. Not ideas about how to start a billion dollar company. Ideas about how to build something that sounded fun. Or useful. And in a few cases… Both!
When life slows you down, friction drags you to a stop The scenario may sound familiar. Have an idea that sounds fun. Start working on it. Realise it’s not as simple as you thought. But you are pushing through. You are making some progress. And then… Then the progress starts being slower, as things stale… As the more fun parts are gone. Yes, if you pushed, maybe you can get it kind of working. But then, you will need to publish. Set up everything around it. Is there a good free service? Am I willing to spend money? Where does it go? Then, life catches up on you. And you never go back.
