>How can I come to peace with the years I wasted on pointless things? You shouldn't. It should make you angry and determined. You have one life. In that lif

>How can I come to peace with the years I wasted on pointless things? You shouldn't. It should make you angry and determined. You have one life. In that life you have very, very few opportunities - combinations of ability, support, interest, and need. Most opportunities fail. We first-worlders in a tipping-point era are responsible for what happens next; it won't only be your life you're wasting, but generations and the planet. And even if you're on some "right path", it's very, very easy to live life on automatic, which, as Socrates suggests, is a life not worth living. My advice would be to stop searching to satisfy yourself, whether through games or socially-rewarded skills. Do some good. Do that, and everything else falls into place.