I wish I could summon this on demand. It is dangerous, but not as much as one may think. What I discovered thanks to random sparks of passion and frequent cases of procrastination is that a lot of the "rest of your life" is made of time-consuming bullshit and doesn't really need that much of an attention.
I'm in my end student phase. What needs attention for me is: my program, extracurriculars (e.g. a Buddhism class or random CS classes or doing a board), friends, girlfriend (when I have one) and hobbies (if I have one, really depends), sidejobs (when I have one). I have a general passion towards studying a lot, which my friends and especially my previous GF don't appreciate because I don't see them enough (to which I agree, e.g. friends would be once a month).
I do prefer a more balanced motivation that feels like "ah this is a marathon and I'm going to run it one step at a time."
