They say that when you wake up in the morning, you have a limited amount of energy that you can direct toward different decisions and projects throughout the day. I’m not talking about physical energy, I’m talking about mental energy.
Every decision you have to make, you drain some of that energy. If you spend much time getting worked up about little decisions, you waste more of your energy reserves. Think about a guy like Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs who wore the same clothing every day. One less decision to make every day.
Now broadly apply that concept to the passions you have in your life.
You only have a limited amount of passion to spread around. Some for your business, some for a hobby, some for your family, some for religion, and so on.
What happens when you allow one hobby to become an obsession? Instead of splitting that passion pipe five ways, maybe the hobby begins to consume 85% of the pipeline pathway and business and religion get choked out. Maybe your family takes a backseat to your business, etc…
I firmly believe that there is a limited amount of passion you can express at any given section of your life and if you allow things to get out of balance, you lose touch with things that would normally be massively important to you. Examine your passions. Is anything out of balance?