Comment by ydant

This is normal. This is a bragging thread, so you're getting the subset of people who have something to brag about.

For me, most of my mental energy goes into my day job, so I'm often just tired of programming and tech stuff after hours. I tend to have to balance - either put my energy into work work, or work work can suffer while I put my energy into personal projects. I also have family and other hobbies that take up time, and there's only so much of it.

I've also found that if I'm not careful, I'll get too obsessive over this stuff and everything else suffers, so I have to try to keep it in check or I'll end up burned out, more tired, and have half-finished projects - which can be even more mental overhead.