u/Content-Pear1380

Something that I've been struggling with is this constant want. On countless occassions I've spent hours looking into products, looking for a good one to get just to not buy anything.

Here are some examples of what I'm talking about:

- wasted so much time looking at retro thinkpads to get

- I really wanted to be a DJ last week so I spent a bunch of time researching into boards, and looking on ebay for good deals on used ones. I even downloaded a software for DJing. I forgot about

- After the DJing things I really wanted to get into music production so I started looking at midi boards, just to realize that I really just wanted something to play for fun so I went down a rabit hole of synthesiser info and basically I didn't get anything.

- I say my wiiu (also last week) so I decided to mod it so I spent a few hours researching how to mod it and take it apart. I never ended up starting anything and I barely even play video games in the first place

Idk why this keeps happening and that list doesn't even cover everything.

I think that what I'm really looking for is a certain life. I want to have interesting hobbies related to tech and music. I just don't really have it in me to start those hobbies, and can't justify spending money on those things. I feel bored all day.

I just want to be content and stop obbsessing over random things instead of focusing on what I really need to do. I'd appreaciate any advice.

I'm writting this on a L14 gen 3 rn and I've really enjoyed using this computer for its build quality, and looks. I'm starting college in a couple months as an engineering major and am looking to upgrade, the only issue is I feel completely lost when choosing a computer.

I'm looking for something under 2k with:

14 inchs

>32gb ram (upgradable ram)

>512gb storage

and i7 or ryzan 7 or higher

decent graphics

good battery life (over 10 hours)

The main reason I can't really decide is because of the panasonic let's note and also that I keep seeing engineering majors getting a gaming laptop. Would a thinkpad work just fine for heavy cading or should I just get a gaming computer?

Also this is lowkey unrealted but I have an old laptop that I don't use anymore and was wondering if I could use it's mother board in something like the x60.

In a couple of months I'm moving into a dorm and I kind of wanted to get a small synth or midi that I could mess around that I can use headphones with. I was thinking about getting the akai mpk but I'm not really sure if that's the best product for me since I'm not too into the dap side of things. Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives?