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Discussion on: Do you have any energy and time for your personal goals after a full day of work at your job?

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Rudolf Olah

It's not easy to have motivation/energy to work on a side project or do anything after a long day of work

I think this is why extrinsic motivation in the form of an extra paycheck exists.

In the case of open source, the intrinsic motivations of perfecting your craft or getting rep points for creating something useful to the community can give a nice boost of energy.

In your case, you're really better off just focusing on your startup and using whatever freelance time you need to keep re-investing into the startup. Most developers only have a full-time job and are not working on a product/service/business that they have a large stake in.