I struggle with this too. To combat it, I divide my long term, life changing goals into one or more of three categories: healthy, wealthy, wise. It's an idea t

I struggle with this too. To combat it, I divide my long term, life changing goals into one or more of three categories: healthy, wealthy, wise. It's an idea taken from Time Ferris' book, Tools of Titans. If a goal I have doesn't fit into one of those categories, it's not worth my effort and is simply a diversion. If it's a diversion, I only look at over the weekend, when I wind down, to ensure I'm not losing focus or procrastinating throughout the (highly focused, productive) working week. Hopefully you can find some wisdom or knowledge in my approach and either adopt it or craft your own. Cheers.