Two things that helped me
- Setting realistic goal. Implying Decide 5 things and then trimming them to top 3. Do everyday a little of each 3.
- Deadlift. I know there is no co-relation but it helps me keep a clear mind and get more focused on other aspect of life and goals.
For me it's commit to th unknown if you have 1percent of interest and if you could do that job without any motivation that's your job. If not then move ahead to another until you click. Keep repeating .
My 2cents would be if you want yourself to be markatable, anything less then top tier school is waste and won't do any good. But if your objective is to learn and have a new experience then ur good with alot of schools.
I think all depends on the project. In ur case a Coursera app would be easy to do even with video play back. But issues seep in when you try to do complex features and their bugs and implementation. My 2:cents would be time box your react native implementation and decide if it's worth it.
I usually do like 2 hours a week. I look forward for those hours. It's like my mind is racing against time and it's long enough time to finish and accomplish something.with 15 mins I sometimes find it hard to get in the right mindset