I’m 18 and I have all of 2026 to work on myself.
I live with my parents and pay my share of the bills using money I made from a business last year, but right now I’m back at square one and earning nothing. I don’t have a job and I have an uncomfortable amount of free time, like 16 hours a day.
A few weeks ago I lost around $15k in profit after a partnership went bad and someone I trusted cut me out. That hit harder than I expected and since then I’ve been stuck in a rut. My days blur together, I wake up late, waste time gaming/scrolling, and stay up too late because my brain won’t shut off at night.
The frustrating part is that I actually have goals. I want to become financially free one day, get consistent in the gym, become knowledgeable, build discipline, and be someone who can provide for my girlfriend in the future.
I genuinely want my days to be filled with productive things that make me a better man, not just killing time until the day ends. I just can’t seem to get myself moving again after losing momentum and confidence like that. I want to make 2026 count, I just don’t know how to get out of this stuck phase and actually start, and what to do after.
I want to do a dopamine detox right now, but what do i do all day??? Stare at a wall?
TL;DR: I’m 18, back to square one after losing $15k and getting betrayed in a partnership. I’m earning nothing, have way too much time, and want to use 2026 to level up, but I’m stuck in a rut.