It's human nature when you are not completely satisfied in your life, like there is something you have not achieved or you feel you are lacking, to then neglect other parts of your life, in an effort to maximise the time and resources you devote to achieving the missing element.
It is important to recognise that there is no need to neglect important things and by doing them you will improve your circumstances and chances of achieving your goals.

Think of this as an analogy, when a child or a capricious adult gets angry, they neglect much in the haze of their anger since they get proverbial tunnel vision. When a human is unsatisfied they get tunnel vision and neglect things like their hygiene. As you get older and wiser you will both get angry less and you will be more passively satisfied even when wanting in life because you gain enlightenment