Microsoft's chief technology officer, Nathan Myhrvold, is taking a one-year leave of absence on July 1 to focus on scientific pursuits and his family life.
Instead, they can focus on productive pursuits like raising families, making money, and enjoying their leisure time.
Life in Andorra, Mr. Socias said, is generally more low key than in places like Monaco, with a focus on outdoor pursuits and peaceful, close-knit communities.
In the 1970s he left his teaching position to focus on musical pursuits, with the ultimate aim of creating a blend of white and black South African artistic traditions.
After explaining the benefits of our solutions, the light bulb came on for Sarah and she was excited by the personal time these solutions would save, allowing her to focus on other pursuits to expand the business.
Wendy Cray Kaufman is a Central PA-based freelance journalist who left the world of corporate advertising to focus on greener pursuits.
It's helpful to remember that when you say "no" to things, it frees up your time to focus on the pursuits that truly energize and excite you.
What about the married couples who have kids either by accident or due to the intense social pressure to procreate, and then realize that actually, they don't really like kids too much and would rather focus on other pursuits?
If you can, try to avoid placing any blame on them or their behavior; instead, let them know that you want to focus on other pursuits, like your family relationships or school or work obligations.
Unsurprisingly, the outlook seems gloomy: it isn't just that the money needed to bolster any peace agreement will probably be much more difficult to raise, but there is also the concern that politicians preoccupied with urgent economic problems will have little time and energy left to focus on the pursuit of peace.
