It's all insignificant

I often reach a point of intense focus while working. Whether good or bad, I have the ability to tune out other things around me, and focus solely on the task at hand. A small part of me realizes that can be bad, since that mentality steers toward an obsession. But the majority of me realizes that simply means I like what I do and I work hard to do the best I can. And this doesn’t only apply to web development; I can usually find this level of intensity on problem solving in general.

Does this mean that’s what I care about the most? Hardly so. Family and friends are among my top priorities. Particularly, Amie. I’m not saying Amie takes precedence over my family per se, but there will come a time when we’re ready to start our own family, and that does indeed bump her up in the rankings. So in that regard she’s my life, my future, and I love her more than anything.

What am I trying to say, exactly? I’m just saying that life is much more than work and how focused you can be on a project. If things are disturbed with any of my life-long priorities, that’s a barrier my “intense focus” cannot breach. In fact, I rarely think about anything else until those things are corrected. Take away web development, I’d move on. Take away my wife-to-be and my family, I’d be devastated to a point of no return. Compared to that, everything else is insignificant.

Note: I’ve purposely left religious context out of this post. But for the record I’m well aware that God plays a paramount role in blessing me with the things I care about most and I have Him to thank, first and foremost.