The benefits of being sidetracked on a side project.

One of Steve Jobs more famous quotes is “Focus is saying no to thousands of good ideas”. I find this to be true most of the time. If your goal is to build a product or finish a specific task it’s important to focus on what needs to be done. I believe it’s natural for the brain to find patterns and connections while solving a problem, and sometimes these patterns and connections can lend themselves to attractive ideas. …