I posted a question [1] to see if there is any interest for octopus deploy alternative (fdeploy.com) but got zero replies. I'm still developing the tool for my personal use though.
That hosts file is depressing. Blocking trackers by a1.tracker.name, a2.tracker. name etc. Today it seems easier to have a whitelist rather than blacklist...
Maybe you never wanted to do (insert your project here) it hard enough?
Also, having no superfficial friends, absolute no gaming/tv policy and constantly reminding yourself that you are wasting your time on this planet by not being productive, helps me a lot.
Force yourself to get bored by not gaming, surfing the web, watching tv, listening to music. Force your mind to accept that working on your goal is better than sitting quietly and staring at a wall.
I have a history of taking on giants head on. Even I thought on so many occasions that what I was doing is insane and will never work, lo and behold, it did.
Currently I am building a simplified windows deployment system (fdeploy.com) which already exists but is no longer available freely. I want to change that.
My advice is: yes, do it. Give it a try, with most essential features and do not get lost in the details.
Deliver something and see if people want it. Anything. The sooner the better.