If you're interested, look up @JasonGoodison on YouTube. He has some great side project ideas that will open you to a lot of different concepts. Particularly in his two "build these projects and I will hire you" videos.
Even if you don't participate in his contest of sorts and just some of them for yourself, it could be worthwhile for learning.
This is a major concern of mine, I try to reframe most things as "hello world" getting the beginnings running on my own and using AI to fill in the blanks.
Otherwise the ability to reason about code gets dulled.
> I’ve spent pretty much every night in recent memory burning through video games, and I finally, inevitably, hit the wall with that approach.
I feel like I can only play games that are about 20-50 hours and have a definitive end or game that you can chip away at an hour at a time (e.g. EAFC). Even playing for just a couple hours a night feels like time that could be going towards a side project but time to unwind is important.
I’ve been building NameFlip.io — a clean, no-fluff domain marketplace designed for people who want to list, price, and promote domains without needing GoDaddy, Afternic, or ugly parked pages.
- Built-in offer system (users can submit offers directly on public portfolio pages)
- Auto-post to Bluesky/X when a new domain is listed
- Simple UX — register, list, share
- Custom profile pages via nameflip.io/@username
Example: nameflip.io/@drellybochelly
I'm planning Stripe + Escrow integrations, charts for trending domains, and possibly AI name suggestions in the near future.