Giving up hobbies to become successful

Has anyone here given up video games, drawing, etc to become financially successful ?

Yes, I gave up games, /pol/ etc. anything that can distract me
I basically only do productive shit. I trade and make $ all day and read/study
it was hard until I realized ill have all the time in the world to go back to that stuff, now is a time in my life to make $

Are you happy?

The true way to become successful is finding a way to make money with your passion. And for that you need to git gud.

Stop just playing video games because you're a lazy NEET. Become Pewdiepie.
Seriously, it has never been easier making money with video games than ever before.

Or become a reviewer. Or whatever the fuck. Just put work into it you lazy bum

All I have to do to make money down the line is go to college for ee. I have plenty of time to play video games and go to the gym and work a part time job. I'm not falling for a meme. Fuck you op.

Completely, I realized the real fun can be materialized by hard work and money. Everything I was involved with before was a shallow entertainment. Why spend 6 hours playing a game, when I can spend 6 hours becoming financially literate and actually benefiting my life.
When my dad was murdered I spent about 8 months at home with no work or school or car, just guitar, saved money and my computer.
After 8 months of games, bullshtting, drinking, smoking, I had some realizations.
For the next two weeks since it started I realized I am 20 y/o, thats 10 years from 30, and If I want to have the life that I want, I need to make a significant change. I dont know any millionaires who play games all day or bullshit around. They tend to do that when they are financially successful, I dont want to be a povertyfag and do what all the poorfags do. I needed to make positive changes.
I mean if youre gonna sit for 6 hours and either level up 10 times, or make a few hundred or thousand learning and trading or whatever it is you can focus on, I realized id much rather make $

Anything besides $ has rarely any worth to this world. It took time to break out of being this gluttonous person who lives for entertainment and begin to focus on structuring myself like s successful adult

>I dont know any millionaires who play games all day or bullshit around.

Notch?

Honestly, unless something is downright detrimental to your well being, never just quit if you enjoy it. I generally only give up certain hobbies if I become disenchanted with some aspect of it and genuinely dislike the activity, or if some other activity captures my interest more. In my opinion, the act of giving up certain things you enjoy for the purpose of financial security is a fundamental issue in our culture. Look at anyone that has ever been successful, not just financially but personally. They will constantly stress a healthy balance between work and life and do everything in their power to maintain that balance.

Never settle for one option, only settle for figuring out how to have both.

Notch worked hard before he made it. It wasnt all fun and games.

Also Notch had an idea for a game, and ran with it. He is lucky to have a vision for something that is also considered entertainment and profitable.

I know there are plenty like him, but to be a notch its rare.

be realistic, most people who's value arent based on looks, etc, entertainment have to work very hard to break a mil.
Business men work hours and days and maybe years and have a mindset to put the money first.

Keep in mind, I am not trying to blanket generalize everyone. But rarely do you get a Bilzarian or Notch

>tiny house close to other houses
>Ford Fusion
>financially successful