It sounds like the family friend got to experience dozens of different things that excited him, and didn’t let a self-punishing sense of obligation force him to waste his precious time on the earth, choosing (whether he realised it or not) to move onto learning and enjoying more.
The problem was that we was trying to lots of different things all at the same time. There is nothing wrong with trying new things. You just need to move on with the old projects. It is totally fine to have a few long term things but it can get out of control.
It sounds like the family friend got to experience dozens of different things that excited him, and didn’t let a self-punishing sense of obligation force him to waste his precious time on the earth, choosing (whether he realised it or not) to move onto learning and enjoying more.
The problem was that we was trying to lots of different things all at the same time. There is nothing wrong with trying new things. You just need to move on with the old projects. It is totally fine to have a few long term things but it can get out of control.