Regarding potential, each person has nearly infinite possibilities as to where they could go in life.
The nature of time is such that the deeper we explore one option, the more we take away from fully diving into another.
Time spent on one activity automatically means sacrificing others that could also use active development.
One person may choose to master a single thing in life to the fullest degree.
For another, it may be more suitable to be good at some things, average at others, but never truly master any to the level that others have.
While morality could certainly be attached to this concept in one or another context, the essence of this idea relates more to clarity.
Each of us must decide how we will use our time and which routes we will explore.
The zero-sum nature of time is such that not all routes can be explored, but that does not necessarily mean all have to be.
Time well spent is time given to the ones with the most meaning.
- Aaron N.