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And now I need some way to keep myself stimulated & interested. Learning something new, contributing to open source. And again, my laziness.

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You seem like a smart kid. I would stick to what you're doing. Seek out other geeks and program with them. Contact companies that interest you and offer your services for free. Show them what you've already done. Keep working on your projects...remember, this is your portfolio. So when ever you get lazy, or lose interest in a project, just remember that at the very least you should finish for the sake of this portfolio.

I'm sorry, I don't have any links to interesting open-source projects.

Keep at it. Sounds like you're on your way to great things.

But I don't want to waste my time anymore. Honestly, I have no public projects at all, nor current personal projects. I know I need a good portfolio, but ... I have no idea on what to build, neither for personal/public purposes nor for portfolio. And I'm sad due to that.

I remember several years before I was building some new stuff for myself, I explored things, formed my toolbox (which, BTW, changes very often). I felt more self-satisfaction that time, now I feel almost no self-satisfaction. :(

And a though about portfolio doesn't give me a new portion of energy. And doesn't gimme a portion of creativity to generate an idea on what to build.

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