Engineer here "doing well" with software contracting business. Making "big money" relative to my peers and family. I am getting comfortable and that is making me uncomfortable. I am not reading as much and I am not hungry to do more. Is this mantra that "you are the product of the 5 people you hangout with" really true? How do you escape this bubble if making friends is really hard for you. am I just fucked?
This - maybe you should focus on other things and hunger will be back? It depends how much you've worked in the past, is it good time for a break? I'm still learning how to let it go and have a break without feeling guilty.