Check whether the currently activated view is the one you want to.
import sublime_plugin
class TestPlugin(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
count = 0
def on_activated(self, view):
if self.view.window().active_view().id() == view.id():
print('"on_activated" successfully fired!')
else:
self.count += 1
print('"on_activated": %i unsuccessful fired.' % self.count)