even if you embody the mastery mind-set and experience the harmonious passion it brings, really going for something carries an incontestable cost: everything else that you leave behind as a result. Fully throwing yourself into a passion—even if it’s the best kind of passion, however harmonious it may be—tends to throw your life out of balance. Which begs the question: Is it possible to live a passionate and “balanced” life at the same time? Should you even be striving to in the first place?

