>you have to choose between working on what interests you the most and something else I think this is where most people are and it can be common for all effort

>you have to choose between working on what interests you the most and something else I think this is where most people are and it can be common for all effort to amount to nothing more than "survival activities", with fewer options than normal occurring under increasing macro economic challenges. In that case I would think it's good to never completely stop doing what you love most that is realistically within reach. Even if you can not give it very much of the full dedication it might deserve. If you can't be fully "in the game" due to insufficient resources or something like that, maybe you can function somewhat adjacent in an even more sustainable way, maintaining better readiness through time for some rare opportunities that are almost never attainable, or for very long. And keep it in perspective for opportunities to up the priority or focus, even as less-elusive things might come more easily within reach along the way.