玩物丧志 用英语怎么说？

One will lose ambition while being immersed in interests.

to indulge oneself in recreation and lose one's ambitions.

网上抄来的：excessive preoccupation with trivia saps the will

riding a hobby saps one's will to make progress
excessive attention to trivia saps the will
be a playboy without ambitions

excessive attention to plaything saps the will