We Can Achieve Anything If We Stop Trying To Do Everything
ugh, I can't stand this.<p>1. No, it will not <i>necessarily</i> happen. You can focus on one thing and <i>still</i> fail. See the story about the guy who dropped everything to try and be a professional golfer.<p>2. When you spend 20 years of your life doing that one thing, you'd better succeed because if not, it means you failed <i>everything</i>.<p>3. You need to define success. Being awesome at one thing is not for everyone. Steve Jobs' last words were about how giving everything to being the best at business stripped him from a good chunk of enjoyable things life has to offer.<p>4. Some people are excellent at a lot of stuff - Leonardo da Vinci is a good example.<p>5. Everyone should learn not to expect to become someone exceptional. You'll live happier if you accept the fact that you may never be in the top 0.1% of anything. As a consolation, you'll be like the remaining 99.9% of humanity.