I have recently read "Dopamine Addiction" and I came to realize I have severe video gaming addiction, which sadly has been causing issues in my life for the last 15 years. I somehow was completely blind to the severity of the problem. I have lost friends, relationships, performed poorly in high school.

Programming in college and competitiveness of it kept me interested enough to do extremely well and graduate.

I somewhat knew it was a problem a year or two back when I started having feelings of being a complete failure after long gaming sessions. I felt worthless. Frankly, during this time I have been working, earning a good income and delivering good work.

This book really opened my eyes that addiction has many forms and explained why I find boring tasks difficult to complete. This year I'm attempting to stop gaming, minimize social media use to HN/Niche subreddits, and focus on reading more books, refreshing CS knowledge and working on side projects.

Is there anything you have read which had a profound impact on your life?