Time management for side projects

How to get a lot of things done in a couple of hours and enjoy life

Normally you would work more to make more progress. Don't do that. Instead, work less. Strictly limit the time allotted per day to your project and work on it everyday. You'll be astounded at how productive you become simply by setting a rigid time constraint.

You have a cool idea for side projects. How do you plan to make it work? You have four options:

Work long hours on it, night and day. Even on weekend and holiday. Pull all-nighters and skip other activities.
Presumably you can afford it, hire people to work for your side project.
Abandon the idea. It is a mission impossible.
Work consistently on your side project everyday. Get more things done by optimizing the usage of a very limited available time without sacrificing your sleep, your family, and other fun activities.

Kiamboy is about choosing option number 4: make it work with just a little time.

Parkinson's Law is Your Friend

Instead of stealing time from other activities, optimize the usage of the available time. Decide how many hours you can commit yourself for the project and stick to it. Strictly stick to it. Don't work more than what allotted. If it is not enough, be creative. Review your working process. Work smarter not harder.

Don't cheat. Don't try to extend the time. Keep to the allotted time otherwise it won't work. In Parkinson's Law, if you allocate 8 hours for a task, it will take 8 hours. If you allocate only 15 minutes, it will get done in 15 minutes.

It is a marathon not a sprint

Decide how many hours you would spend for your project per day.
Register your activities.
Start the timer every time you are about to start an activity.
Press stop when you are done.
Don't work more than the allotted time. The app will remind you to stop. Just stop. Don't cheat.
Get a life and come again fresh the next day.
Repeat.