Chris Collins argues that people who claim obsession is negative often lack firm convictions themselves. He suggests that when someone "stands for something," obsession becomes necessary and unthreatening because it fuels meaningful impact and contribution. He also notes critics sometimes label intense dedication as an addiction (e.g., "like you're a heroin addict").
I think that a lot of people that feel like obsession is a bad thing are the type. There's a commonality between them is they really don't stand for anything. Because when you really stand for something, I think part of your, your childhood and experiences that you had, you know, if you stand for something and you kind of know who you are, obsession isn't a scary thing because there really isn't anything else. You want to make an impact or you want to make a difference or you want to contribute in some way, and you have to be obsessed to do that. I find that most of the time when people say that to, to us or they have before, they're people that don't stand for anything because it's scary to them. They're almost, they're afraid of it. They're like, oh, you're, you're, it's like you're a heroin addict.
