Side-project motivation vs time

With everything on, I was struggling to find time to produce podcasts (2021/22).

A good friend suggested: "just create them when you have time and feel motivated, no one cares if there are gaps"... it felt so good not having this pressure, still working full days on all my stuff... but then I blinked and I hadn't recorded an ep in 18 MONTHS.

If you *really* want to create something, you have to set aside strict time to do it and not wait for motivation or the universe to gift time.

Furthermore, and this is a tough pill to swallow, often I could only move the needle (and actually ship) when I said no to paid work and social life. Saying yes to a good gig, would eliminate the chances of a side-project shipping for several months.