Ten Years of Worthless Side Projects
This resonates strongly with me.<p>Let me offer a possible coping mechanism: realize that you are an artist. You are a true hacker.<p>For people like us, having ideas and making them real is the  purpose of life. Since the 90s, there has been an immense pressure on our community put everything we do in get-rich-quick terms, which as been super destructive the psyches of many hackers. Be mindful of this, then cast it aside.<p>No matter what, keep having ideas and making them real.<p>Don't just take my word for it, ask Alan Watts: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffreysource/above-beyond-ft-alan-watts" rel="nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/jeffreysource/above-beyond-ft-alan-wa...</a>