user-1: I recently became more consistent with focused breathing meditation. I feel that since I practice, I tend to fall into such breath-focused meditation while walking, on public transport, etc. Yet, this type of practice is both much less focused than formal sitting, and it seems to inhibit otherwise free thought which I used for creative purposes. 
Is there a drawback to constant focused-meditation?
Clearly, some times are needed to contemplate situations. How does one know how to balance focused-meditation and other types of attention?

user14970: Yes, the Buddhas way or creativity, of meditation, has only one aim: to stop creativity, e.g all kinds of concentrations for becomings sake. So nothing wrong for one with right view or vision toward liberation.
What ever comes into being is a matter of the act of concentration, now this can be used, by right concentration, to gain independence, as concentration depends always on food.
So the question might more a matter of fear of independence, right, i.e doubt in the Rightly-selfawakened and meditating without having gone for a refuge?
Well it's of cause that one fears if having no refuge as base.
{note: not given for concentration, burning of food and feeds for the world, but to gain liberation by observing the Dhamma with proper attention}

-1: <p>I recently became more consistent with focused breathing meditation. I feel that since I practice, I tend to fall into such breath-focused meditation while walking, on public transport, etc. Yet, this type of practice is both much less focused than formal sitting, <em>and</em> it seems to inhibit otherwise free thought which I used for creative purposes. </p>

<p><strong>Is there a drawback to constant focused-meditation?</strong></p>

<p>Clearly, some times are needed to contemplate situations. <strong>How does one know how to balance focused-meditation and other types of attention?</strong></p>
 14970: <p>Yes, the Buddhas way or creativity, of meditation, has only one aim: to stop creativity, e.g all kinds of concentrations for becomings sake. So nothing wrong for one with right view or vision toward liberation.</p>

<p>What ever comes into being is a matter of the act of concentration, now this can be used, by right concentration, to gain independence, as concentration depends always on food.</p>

<p>So the question might more a matter of fear of independence, right, i.e doubt in the Rightly-selfawakened and meditating without having gone for a refuge?</p>

<p>Well it's of cause that one fears if having no refuge as base.</p>

<p><em>{note: not given for concentration, burning of food and feeds for the world, but to gain liberation by observing the Dhamma with proper attention}</em></p>
