Our lives do not take us down a single path. They take us down many paths at the same time.

The path of work is but one of them. As with all the other paths of our lives, the path of work itself can be a single path or one of many. That report you must write. That speech you must prepare for. Those emails you must reply to. You must keep moving on all paths at the same time.

If you focus too much on one path you fall behind on the others. Focusing on one path for too long causes you difficulty on the others. If all you did was prepare for that speech, that report would never get written, those emails would never get answered. If we focus too much on work then the other paths in our lives don’t get enough attention. They become darker and harder to travel. Work is but one path.

Focus is good but not to the exclusion of all else.