I was raised to try to be good at everything, though not every instrument-- just the ones I'd chosen. And it was hard enough growing up that way, without trying to cover all of the infinite possibilities!

It also made me very much a goal-oriented person, which is not always a great way to enjoy life. I made a concerted effort to enjoy the "now" when our kids were growing up, and that worked out well. It still all went by too fast, though!

But if you combine goal-oriented with the tendency to endure bad circumstances until they change (sometimes with a self-imposed time-limit)... that's still basically also living in the future. I have got to get a handle on that problem, one of these days. \o?