It's been incredibly hard to find r/TheRedPill posts tackling this subject on google searches (actually, r/TheRedPill doens't show up at all in google searches), so I've decided to ask this here. I'll try to keep this brief as I can.
Background: I'm 21, doing ok romantically/financially. I'm chubby at the moment but I'm working on it. Never really had a goal/career path that particularly interested me and the feeling didn't subside as I got older. Am currently majoring in CS though I don't particularly like it (don't really hate it either) but I don't think there's anything out there that I would really enjoy studying.
I've had a very problematic video game addiction ever since childhood, if it were up to my monkey brain I'd do nothing but play video games all day. I never let it impact me to the point that I couldn't get into a good university or fail my classes, but I do everything I can to spend as most time on the screen as possible. I can force myself to quit for a while but then I get abundant free time with nothing to do and eventually go back to it (rinse and repeat).
I've tried reading Mastery a couple of times. The book addresses the issue a little bit but past a certain point it felt like it assumed I had already found a mission and I get the feeling that reading further is pointless. I can force myself to read through it but I feel like it won't help in finding a goal.
I've also tried going to a psychologist but honestly it hasn't helped much either.
I've been in this situation more or less since I graduated high school and getting older isn't really helping. My main concern is about what will I do financially (I fear that getting a job in CS will drain me out eventually) but any advice about doing something with my life besides gaming would help.
Are there any books/posts/blogs that you would recommend? I tried looking for it in the sidebar but it is very focused on getting women and I don't think that's what I need at the moment.

jriver11 4y ago
Instead of looking for books to read do a few different internships and summer jobs and get a feel that way. Right now is the time for you to be doing different shit not reading.
Try attending networking meetups in your city for different industries and just interviewing folks. People love talking about what they do and it's always good to flex those charisma muscles.
pfeilmacher 4y ago
Throw your video games away. Jesus.
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master-of-losers 4y ago
Have you done this? If yes, could you share your experience?
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Intrepid_Place53900 1 4y ago
you worry to much.
There's a lot of options with a CS degree. Go do some homework and find out what kind of jobs there are. What do you actually like? working with people, solving problems, doing research, what do you like?
Don't worry about starting a CS "career", I'm old, I"m on my fourth career and maybe 7th depending on how some define career changes. In short, I'm doing nothing related to what my degree was in.
Get a job, try to figure out what you like, bank some cash while doing it. Then, try to figure out what you are good at, what you like and what kind of money you could earn doing that. Hopefully it fits your lifestyle goals.
more doing, less worrying young grasshopper.
live an interesting life.
whytehorse2021 4y ago
I'm 46 and still don't have the answer because there isn't one. I hated working in CS, even as a natural. I loved teaching and farming. Go check out Alan Watts on youtube and maybe some Jordan Peterson. They get down to the fundamentals and helped me a lot.