I do this all the time. I find I have tons of energy to work on projects when I&#x27;m putting something else off.<p>In my experience, the side projects need to have one key trait, they need to be achievable in chunks of a few hours. I don&#x27;t mind doing work multiple times in a week, but as soon as I&#x27;m expected to work on something 5+ hours in a single session I&#x27;ll switch to do something else. Also, they need to be one off tasks, I don&#x27;t like repeating myself.<p>Whilst this may annoy the non-procrastinators, it&#x27;s just something I&#x27;ve worked out that works for me, though I never gave it a name before. I can still be very productive in short bursts.<p>To whomever wrote the article, thank you.