A lot of people can’t finish side projects while working a full-time job, and the main reason is this: 👉 They can’t stop thinking about their day job even after work. Last week, even though I quit my full-time job 8 months ago, I still found it hard to balance side projects and “day-job mode.” Here’s what helped me break free: • Define a clear scope + definition of done for each day’s full-time tasks • Only finish what’s in that scope, so you can actually wrap up at the end of the day • Even if no one asks for it, write a short self-report: what you did today + what’s left for tomorrow 💡 Doing those 3 things trains your brain to stop looping on day-job thoughts so you can fully focus on side projects in the evening. (ADVANCED) Level up to run both in parallel: • Open your Notes app and make a 2-column table: Full-time | Side project • Write today’s to-dos for each in short bullet lines • Use Claude (or any AI) to keep momentum across both without losing context • Add every tiny step under the right column so you always know where you left off Result → you never waste time context-switching, and you always know the exact next step.