Seems legit generally. You don't need anyone who is stuck in the gaming mindset in your close circle at this point. At least not if he's speaking about it.
However, I think that if you switch your mindset to understanding that every day he plays he stays farther from fulfilling his potential, and every day you don't - you get closer to it. It'll be easier on you.
When he is talking you might be feeling a bit jealous or having the cravings come to you and that is very natural.
But remember that you're taking the way that *No scientific data assumption* most people will not take, because it is scary, and hard.
Which is why *No scientific data assumption* most people are average, and don't achieve a higher self actualization - but rather spend their time eating, going to the toilet and just working for someone else's goals. Because they spend all of their "free from work" time enslaved in a virtual world that someone else created, instead of working on their own long term goals, development or acquiring new skills.
So next time he or anyone else talks about gaming, understand that they're just trapped.
Maybe at a certain point they'll get over it, maybe not.
You can't force someone to take the red or blue pill (Matrix reference, let me know if you need further explanation)
But you certainly don't need to feel jealous of their choice.
Just remember why you did yours, and let them do theirs.
That said, again, it doesn't mean you need to spend time with them if they keep talking about games.
You know what they say - "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" I believe there is quite some truth to that.
It might take some time though to surround yourself with such people. Also don't panic if you're not currently surrounded by them. That doesn't mean you have to be like the people you're currently surrounded with.
But if you see they're currently taking the blue pill, I'd indeed try to distance myself.
For example I used to spend hours upon hours speaking with my mother trying to convey to her that taking responsibility of her own actions and the results in her life can help her wellbeing, but she is just over and over and over and over again in the victim mindset, and in the blaming other people for the situation mindset.
At the end of the day, it is a time waste for both of us to be speaking about the subject, which I guess is in large part why I have distanced myself from her quite a bit. (Not the only factor of course, but in part)
Of course you don't eliminate your contact to your parents. They are who they are, and I'm grateful to have loving and living parents. In fact, very grateful.
Just throwing some thoughts on paper here, unorganized. Maybe it helps.
Let me know if some of it seems to make sense :)
Cheers on day 39 man!!!
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