Not really, it depends in the field. I have definitely met academics that after an early success just keep going. The extent to which they work in one area rela

Not really, it depends in the field. I have definitely met academics that after an early success just keep going. The extent to which they work in one area relates more to their initial success than any obsession. Similarly well established academics that quit to do something similar to their research but not very related and much better paid.