Thanks!
Open source is a way to simply get feedback from others in the community, and "vet" ideas. It's motivating to know early on whether an idea is going to work or not, and people will help you think about problems earlier than you would have yourself. It also just feels good to be a part of a community.
Lately I haven't been as motivated since I've been starting to focus less on specifically technical ideas and more solving problems for people. Basically building products.
Right now I don't spend any time daily on open source, honestly. I probably only spent a few hours a week. I am going to start working on stuff for prettier again, and I tend to go in bursts, but even then it's probably only a few hours every couple of days.
I'm glad you like the livestream! :)