I would also need to believe that the opportunity cost of being a lightning protocol developer, so not being able to do other things as much as I may want to do them, isn't too high.

FWIW, I find that the way Saylor talks about focus, and the place of focus in success, to be one of the most compelling of his various liturgical pieces. Like, there's something very deep and powerful in it. I don't have a good targeted reference to an example, sadly, but a broader example is the latest WBD ep he did w/ Danny.