There is a "one thing" in everyone's life that should be focused on and adhered to, according to priority. But that doesn't make it the only priority. Other things take precedent in a person's life than that one thing, though it does demand the most attention than most. I, for instance, love writing, but my focus at this point is motion graphics and animation. Do I get to do it every day? No. Why? Because of school, work, home chores, leisure time, etc. Does it make me any less of a motion graphic designer? No. Does it hinder the quality of what my work could be if I devoted my entire waking existence towards it? Of course, but that doesn't mean that I'm not worthy of the title or am incapable of a good job.
"You're just making excuses for yourself." No, I'm giving an explanation with a common scenario in my life right now. I have a solid defense, and I believe that people stuck in their own thinking are, in a sense, full of themselves and pompous. I watch tutorials online to learn new things. The ones I watch may have read a book. Just because our methods are different, it doesn't make us any worse than the other aside from existing skill, talent, and experience. Many people now believe "one way" is the "right way" to achieve good writing, and in the creative process... that's just plainly stupid. I have the fruit of achievement in my own life by my own methods, and I'm happy to hear if someone else has produced any in their own experiences by their own means.
