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Came home from work.
Turned on pc to start a small project because I got an idea I liked.
Picked my music for programming.
Opened eclipse -> new project -> maven project
UI asks for group and archetype Id. Can't think of a nice name right away
"Let's browse devRant for one or two posts"
That was at least 40 minutes ago. Still browsing.

Since I started working it is really hard for me to do any private projects. But I really want to.

Any suggestions?

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  • 2
    Random phrase generators.
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    Set aside a ceartain fixed time, like saturday from 11am to 1pm for your project(s). You will work harder in this limited time, will get a lot done and you will probably be in a "work-run" that it is so fun that you work even more after that because you are motivated while you're at it.
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    Take some break after work. Breath, do some sports, meet some friends and then go for private projects.
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    @jobylie
    Hey. I think this is a good advice and I will try that.
    Problem is mainly that I cannot start focusing on actually doing something because I think too much about structure because I am so used to that from everyday work.
    I need to come to a mindset where I know that it does not matter for a private project if the structure is not optimal because it is a small one time Project.
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    @DelError or you start by laying out the structure, I personally like to do that on paper, and then divide the project into little parts and problems based on that structure
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    @jumpgate911
    I often do that. But during the week, when I come home after doing some other activity it is usually so late, due to the fact that I am at home after work at 6pm earliest, that there is not really time left to start programming.

    But yeah, you're right with this one: doing something else and getting the head clear is important.
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    @jobylie
    Yeah, I know that and do that. But I try to keep it usually as expandable as possible, because oh there might be some feature later in which is more easily added then and so on. But this is usually not necessary for small private projects.
    What I mean is: I usually bloat it with mights and coulds instead of focusing on having something working first with a structure which is still fine.
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    When I can think of a name (99% of the time) I just take a basic word and translate it into Japanese...usually sounds nice
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    @SHA-256
    😁 This is such a great idea I will definitely try this. It's time to refresh my Japanese anyways ☺️
    I could also try that with German words but I highly doubt that it sounds nice afterwards πŸ˜‰
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    @DelError The reason I use Japanese is because not many know it so the names sound rather creative (using German would be weird for me since I am german)
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    @SHA-256 but there are more prople speaking japanese than german. Still, I a gree german words aren't that beautiful to use as names
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    @jobylie
    I guess with "not many know it" he means that not many people he knows and/or works with know Japanese, so it sounds more uncommon to them.

    @SHA-256
    Yeah, same for me. That's what I meant. "Katze" seems to be an awkward project name, but "neko" sounds already better.
    But that is just the case because it is less common for our ears. 😁
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