How Do You Find Your Passion?

I want to first preface this with yes, I know this is the most first-world problem ever and yes, I know most people are not as fortunate as to be faced with this problem. But fortunately, I do have this problem and I want to solve it in the best way.

Let us begin


 So I am fortunate because my family is well off enough that I don't have to work at all and I can still live at home. But there comes a time when we (I) should get a job just to have something to do every day and so that we (I) don't leave the nest and move in with a significant other and stay home every single day doing the same old nothings. But being fortunate enough to not need more money, I haven't found a thing I want to do with my life. I have never been the smart one, nor the studious one, nor the intelligent one. At least not in my family. My brother and sister are far superior to me in terms of relevant and important information that can be held in their brains. I on the other hand just watch shows and youtube and talk about Disney or Pokemon all the time.


 My dad recently had a chat with me about finding a job - even a boring meaningless one - because I'm at a "marriageable age" and do not want to present myself to my in-laws as unemployed. I for once agreed with him. In the past, I fought back (for no reason) just because I didn't like being told what to do. But now I am at the point that I agree and I do want to have a job and something to do.


  Here comes the problem: I don't know what I want to do but I know what I don't want to do. (This is where people might get annoyed) I don't want to have to wake up at 7 or 8am because I can't wake up that early. I don't want to have to come home at 7 or 8pm because I get hungry early and often. I don't want to drive too far because I hate driving and sitting in traffic (who doesn't). I don't want to work in a small office where you only interact with the same 2 to 20 people every single day and everyone knows everyone else's business and there is a lot of gossip going on. (We all know gossip gets you nowhere. Why not just get the facts and not tell other peoples' secrets?) It would be great if I didn't work for a shady Asian company (I have worked for two of those already) where the bosses cut corners and expect you to do things on your own time without compensation and fire you for having ideas and (the best way to put this) "American ideals."


   Of course, the best job I am suited for is to be someone's assistant whether personal or professional. I've always told my interviewers - and this is true - that I am an organized person and love keeping things in order and on schedule. My proudest talent is being able to know where everything is at all times and knowing what people want before they want it. Examples: If I see someone leave their phone or an important item somewhere and they are looking for it an hour later I can remind them exactly where they last put it because something as insignificant as placing something down is something I will take note of. Another thing is once I get to know someone well enough and understand their habits (as humans are creatures are habits) as well as likes and dislikes. I am able to predict when something will be requested of me before it is asked for - documents, files, information, schedulings, and such.


  On another hand, it would be incredible to work in a creative space. Whether just being in the administrative or assistive side of it or actually being hands-on and in the action. I truly believe that if I could find a company that does things I can be proud to talk about, I wouldn't care how I am compensated by that company nor how hard I have to work as long as I feel appreciated. I applied to work at Wizarding World in Universal Studios Hollywood a few summers ago and I got in. It was a grueling retail job and I always got stuck with the midnight shifts but I didn't want to quit nor did I complain about anything except the lack of good food and how much my back hurt from standing all the time. I actually loved the days I got to work in the wizard shops and be in character and talk about the magical world that I love and am passionate about. The pay was very little and I didn't get home until 2am every night that I worked because I live over an hour's drive away. But I still enjoyed going and putting on a uniform and helping people buy souvenirs at the end of a long and happy day in the theme park.


 My conclusion is...I don't know what to do. I know what I don't want to do. But I don't want to try and fail at a bunch of jobs.

Recently Obsessed Games Sept 2019

I've been super addicted to games on my phone lately. SO much so that each time I discover a new one I don't sleep until 4 or 5am that day. And I get complaints from my better half that I haven't talked to him all day. I really think I need to find an app that can start a timer every time I open a new game and let me know when I have been playing for 30 minutes. Then I would make myself stop that game (and probably go to another one).


Here's a rough list of what I've been obsessed with lately with a short description and a Google Play Store link (sorry, I don't know how to get to the iTunes store and look for stuff but you can click on the google link to see if you found the same app.) In no particular order:


-AdVenture Communist by Kongregate- Horrible name, I know. It is an idle clicker game (but you can hold down). I've been playing it on and off for many months now and ever since they started doing events it has gotten back into my daily gaming rotation again. It is very idle and you can just go back to it every 2-4 hours whenever there is a new crate to open. There are ads you can watch every so often to get bonus items. And the game gets super fast-paced again each time you start a new level.

- Shop Titans by Kabam Games Inc- The first night I downloaded this game I didn't sleep until 4am the next morning. And then I proceeded to keep my phone on this game pretty much any time I was awake for the next few weeks. You play a merchant who crafts goods such as weapons/armour/healing items for heroes and adventures to go on quests for loot. You sort of get to go on the quests but not really. You yourself have a set of heroes that you can send on quests for additional crafting materials. This game relies partially on co-op in which you need to join or create a guild with players as equally active as you in order to grow your town and make things easier for you. It is both an idle game and not an idle game at the same time. As you advance in the game, your items take longer to craft thus you might need to leave it for a while to let the orders be completed. On the other hand, the thing I love most about this game is that you can leave it on and there will always be something to do. The shoppers continuously come into your store so you will always have money earning opportunities. And if they stop showing up, it just means you need to restart the app and you will see that your counter is full of shoppers once again. This game has no ads.

- Cooking Quest: Food Wagon Adventure by Cat Lab- As the name states, it's a food wagon game! Similar to Shop Titans you craft items (in this case food) to give to people who come to buy your merchandise and they can go on quests. It is similar and different in its own ways. You have a town that you can build up which will help you in your crafting goals. You send adventurers on quests to get more ingredients for cooking. In this case, your quests are endless and you just need to collect whenever the bag gets full but those can be easily expanded. And you have a food cart to sell your goods to the people going on adventures. This game does not require an internet connection but there are opportunities to watch ads for free stuff to help in your game.

- The Trail by Kongregate- This game has kept me up way more than the previous games and it does give you slight anxiety when playing. It has peaceful artwork and music and is an endless trail walking game. You set off with your character and just simply start walking. You can change your speed from jogging to slow stroll. Accessories and clothing can be equipped to make things easier such as a hat for increased hearts, jacket for tool hooks in order to free up backpack space, pants to get pockets for same reason as previous, and a bigger backpack to become a bigger hoarder. As you walk along the trail on the game you collect items. The items can then be crafted into useful things such as the equipment previously mentioned, food for stamina regeneration, or simply goods to be sold. Everything can be sold for in-game currency in order to buy a home or buy better supplies from your fellow players. The game, however, has not been updated since August 2018 at the time I am writing this. I think the game is fine just the way it is and does not need updates save for a few glitches here or there that can be easily fixed by a quick restart of the game. The one qualm I have about the game is sometimes when your pack is too full and your character moves, everything falls out. I had one time where I rage quit due to dying so close to the next stop and when I came back to the game, my character was walking out of a river and everything in my backpack fell out into the water. Note here that things in the water can not be retrieved. And I was mad because I just took some higher level things out of my house storage. Pro tip: Once you get a house, buy a bunch of storage boxes and go back every time you get to a camp to dump things in there and restock your pack with supplies for the next leg of the journey. Many people complain about not having anything to do except walking on a trail and buying decorations for their houses but I find that those things are all I need from this game.




Honorable mentions (aka still play but not obsessively and was at one point obsessed):

- Pokemon GO by Niantic - Yes, people still play Pokemon GO, No, it is not lame nor just for kids.

- Wizards Unite by Niantic - Similar to Pokemon GO but you will love it if you are a huge Potterhead because they go into quite obscure details. More gameplay than Pokemon and you can play from home although the GO aspect still exists and you do need to go outside for certain things.

- Picture Cross by AppyNation Ltd. - Puzzle game that I got into because it looks a lot like cross-stitching. Definitely a passive game. The biggest problem I ran into was the lack of tokens to continue playing. I just wanted to complete more puzzles! Pro tip: memorize the answer for one puzzle that rewards 3 tokens when replayed and spend your coins to play that puzzle every time you are low.

- Solitaire Cooking Tower by Sticky Hands Inc - I love solitaire, always have. This game just gives you rewards for completing games and gives you daily challenges so it isn't just a solitaire game like the one in your computer. Also, the artwork is very cute. I play this passively and when I am bored (but not recently because of the games mentioned above.) I still continue to log on every day to collect my daily log in rewards.










Enjoy~! Feel free to comment with questions about certain games, how to play (if the company's faqs don't help), your favorite things about the games I mentioned, games you think I should check out, or even if you're having "just an okay" day.