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It's a free country. You are allowed to do a lot, but it can only be optimal to do one thing.
Not necessarily; the maximum value of a function may be attained at more than one point of its domain.
(Also, my use of the word "allowed" is clearly rhetorical/figurative. Obviously it's not illegal to work on things other than AI, and I don't interpret you folks as saying it should be.)
Point taken. Also, of course, given a variety of human personalities and situations, the optimal activity for a given person can vary quite a bit. I never advocate asceticism.