1. Work for ~8 hours 2. Go the gym for an hour 3. Commute home( unless I worked remotely that day ) 4. Work on side project for 1 - 2 hours. 5. Spend time with significant other/video games/both
It's hard to decide for others what is important for them and what isn't. All we can say here is that side projects aren't free and you're going to need to take that time from other activities you participate in.
What it's not fair to say here is whether or not you're "right" to spend time on the things you do.
In other words, this conversation lives entirely on the "is" side of "is/ought", and doesn't need to stray into "ought" at all to still be helpful.