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Recognising Side Projects
When  you’re  messing  around  and  jamming,  when  it’s  just  for  kicks,  when
nobody gets hurt, gets paid or gets laid, it’s a side project.
When you’re working alone with an idea and an editor isn’t screaming about
deadlines, it’s a side project.
When  it’s  an  idea  for  a  TV  show  you  carry  on  set  every  day  and  pull  out
when you’ve got a few free hours, it’s a side project.
When it’s a band you play with for fun after your main gig is done, it’s a side
project.
When  you  take  pictures  for  hours  at  the  weekend  and  stay  up  late  at  night
fretting about white balance and colour compositions, it’s a side project.
When  it’s  a  haiku  you  write  on  the  back  of  a  white  envelope  in  between
boardroom meetings, it’s a side project.
When you’re bored and sitting on the train or waiting for a plane and you’re
doodling on the back of a beermat, it’s a side project.
When you can’t bring yourself to throw it away, it’s a side project.
When you’re stuck, blocked and procrastinating, when your main thing is the
painful thing, it’s a side project.
When you think you’re messing around, and something unexpected happens,
it’s a side project.
When you knock your big ideas off each other like billiard balls, it’s a side
project.

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When they produce an unexpected little idea, it’s a side project.
When  it’s  the  fun  you  have  when  all  the  other  work  is  done,  it’s  your  side
project.
Just ask Matthew Weiner.