The whole notion of organic growth isn’t exactly bullshit. But when can it be too organic in which growth doesn’t happen at any sort of meaningful pace. That’s sort of the double edged sword anybody with a side gig and passion project will endure. For those that have a steady money maker, you’re able to take things at a slower pace for sure.

On the one hand, ideas and decisions have a lot of time to marinate… IF they’re actively playing some sort of role in your thought process. But not everybody with a busy 9 to 5er can think outside the context of work all the time.

This is all fine and dandy when you’re projects infancy relies more on calculating your next moves. But for many the execution process is often where you hit a snag… Or maybe that’s just me. I can think for days but sometimes the grunt work gets to you. After putting in your eight hours, the after-work shift can often be relatively laborious when you’re tired and all you want to do is simply chill out.

Complacency sets in and you try to wonder, why am I doing this. I’m sure few are immune to this and you wonder what do I need to do to turn it around. I’m not the only one and this Lifehacker article references this to a certain degree. Comfort and getting shit done are often not correlational, maybe that’s why too often we see those with tons of resources amount to nothing and live a simple and apathetic life.

Comfort is only temporary though, it’s all bound to undergo a shake-up at some point and I guess you should always remember that your passion project should be exactly that, something you’re passionate about.

-Eugene