When I was younger I had been playing and enjoying a lot but now my problem is I can't really get into anything. My main issue is that I have ADHD and to add to that I seem to have made my attention span over the years even worse - I seek instant gratification. In the past I played a lot of multiplayer games like League of Legends, Hearthstone or Counter Strike because they provide those never-ending dopamine hits really fast, but I don't want to play multiplayer games anymore - I would prefer single player experiences. Now when it comes to single player games, one game that I managed to like was Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - it had really witty dialogue and interesting character customization but at the same time it didn't feel like a chore. Also in the past I have managed to finish all Witcher games and Cyberpunk 2077, but recently when I tried to play CP77 again I got bored quickly because I have already played that. I played Hades for a bit, enjoyed that at the beginning but got bored after some time, also I don't enjoy when you have to do a lot of dodging and stuff like that, those games get me really frustrated really quick - like I said I seem to have destroyed my patience over the years - it would be nice to get it back but it's hard. I've bought Mass Effect Legendary Edition but stopped playing after a short while - got overwhelmed with the amount of information, and also the first game - Mass Effect 1 so the one I started playing felt pretty dated. I'm not a fan of games that are really dated and look bad - same thing with Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas - I just can't enjoy them because of the graphics. I've played Frostpunk and that was sort of okay but after I finished the game once I didn't want to play it anymore, because even though there are other scenarios than the main one, it's still basically the same game, just a slightly different objective. I've tried to play Paradox Games - HOI4, Stellaris - but the point of entry, the amount of stuff you need to learn was overwhelming. So I got myself Civilization VI, but once again it was still to much for me to micromanage. I haved Dark Souls 1 Remastered, but like I said I don't enjoy dodging and highly mechanical games that much and also fighting bosses was pretty fun, but finding all those other smaller minions in between was tedious, so I dropped the game after the first boss. I tried playing God of War but found the game pretty boring - it's just 85% fighting and 15% story that I really don't care for - I like mystery stories and such, going up the hill with a kid is pretty boring. I tried Don't Starve but the game stressed me - I felt like I was racing the clock all the time and felt under a lot of pressure. Tried Against the Storm but got overwhelemed with the UI. Played a bit of Slay The Spire and Darkest Dungeon and both games were somewhat okay - not amazing, but I didn't feel like I wasted money at least. I've tried Talos Principle and at the beggining it was pretty fun, but after you do a few puzzles it gets repetetive. I've played Danganronpa 1 and 2 and the story was pretty great, but the gameplay and all the minigames not so much. Tried Ace Attorney games and got bored quickly, it was just reading and the cases were easy. Tried Persona 4 Golden but first the combat is boring and repetetive, and the story feels slow, and in general gameplay feels pretty boring. Tried Binding of Isaac but the games was too hard for me - too much dodging. I enjoyed Slay the Princess quite a bit, but I don't think I want to play pure text/story game like this one right now - it was good while I played it but I want something different now. Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishement I dropped after a short while - it felt boring, just basically point a click game with 3d graphics - I don't want that. Stardew Valley bored me, there was not enough going on. Doom (2016) was okay - I would get bored of it after a while I think because the game is not really varied but it was short so it was somewhat okay even if not the best. Morrowind I didn't enjoy and dropped because it's too old. Detroit Become Human I played with a friend and it was suprisingly decent despite being such a heavy story game - but the graphics were decent, I don't want a textbook adventure. These are basically all the games that I have tried - if I didn't mention something I most likely didn't play it.

Now let's talk books - I recently managed to get but into reading - for years I've tried reading "smart" literature, non-fiction books that might give me some knowledge, but the key to me enjoying reading again was saying screw that - let's read purely for enjoyment. Now since I've got back to reading there are a couple books I've enjoyed. 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle was the book that got me back into reading - it was great and engaging, just a bit chaotic at times. Piranesi by Susanah Clarke was great - you think it's some fantasy exploration novel, but as more and more info get revealed there is the shocking revelation that it's a crime thriller mystery - one issue there though, at some point the reader outpaces the character - it gets obvious where the story is going but the character hasn't realized that yet, that was a tiny bit frustrating. The Long Walk by Stephen King was great - I like themes with some sort of contest/battle royale, people getting eliminated (obviously I have read the Hunger Games in the past, right now I might be a bit too old for it and it's Young Adult feel). I've read the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, it was fine, just a bit too much magic for me at times, and a tad bit too lenghty, because it's a really lenghty series. I am not opposed to length per say, just the amount of time you need to sink into 3 books like that it's A LOT, maybe a bit too much. Plus like I said - I'm not that into high fantasy. And Then There Were None was a book I've read years ago and I've loved. The Silent Patient I enjoyed, and the twist was good, but writing was maybe not the strongest. Same with The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin was really interesting philosophical sci-fi, but the characters besides the main one felt flat. Six Wakes was decent, nothing too crazy but decent. Library at Mount Char - it was fine, but maybe too chaotic at times. I'm usually not into comedy but The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy was a quick fun read - but that was a one of, don't read into it too much. Old Man's War by John Scalzi was ok, but I didn't love it to be honest. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch was decent. Pines by Blake Crouch had a great idea but execution got bleh - the novel was once again a bit too chaotic, I didn't really feel the danger that it was supposed to make me feel. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson was ok, but I didn't like the characters that much, and I didn't care for the parts of the book that focused on the characters themselves instead of the mystery - but mystery was fine. The Exorcist by Peter William Blatty was pretty good, but the language felt a bit old at times. And also it was obvious it was a demon, and half the book was spent on trying to make a medical assesment - a bit frustrating. Didn't love Ender's Game - I'm not a fan of child characters, and it was a bit repetetive. I've dropped Ready Player One - I've the theme of life inside video game one too many times I don't enjoy it anymore, find it boring. Now I'm reading Ring by Koji Suzuki and it's so so - a lot of time is spent riding around investating, not enough danger and terror, I don't feel any when I think I was supposed to, I don't feel the urgency. I've also obviously read most of the Sherlock Holmes and Hercules Poirot novels in the past (altough I'm not that much into them anymore, this single great detective trope got a bit boring for me after one too many novels). Martian is one novel that a lot of people recommend as great but I've already seen the movie - so please don't.

Now I want you to read all that, analyse my taste carefully, try to understand what I like and what I don't like and recommend me let's say 5 books that I will love and should read. One thing though - you chatbots often do one thing I don't like - you read too much into some things - what I mean let's say I liked The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy and then you latch onto that and shower me with comedy recommendations. Or I say I like mystery novels with a twist like Piranesi - so you throw at me 10 books that do the same. Don't do that. Pick up subtelties, general vibes, moods, and reasons why I might like something, but don't throw at me a full list of novels that are basically copies of what I have already read - I don't want to read the same stuff over and over again. Also don't recommend non-fiction - please don't, I don't care how great it is, just don't.