me: why do i find it hard to make progress?

he: partially cuz you're such a fuckin helpful character. when others come to you with a prob, you'll want to drop whatever it is that you're doing and help.

me: c'mon dude.. i've been helped by people too. and now its pay-it-forward time.

he: its fine to help people.. but when you're concentrating on something crucial, you've got to be disciplined. if you can't extricate yourself from an involvement in somebody else's business, atleast limit the extent to which you get sucked in.

me: :(

he: if you give time to what's on your own agenda, you'll get somewhere with it. *hug*