First of all thank you for your post, I am new to hive and thanks to this post I found the self improvement community which sounds awesome, I subscribed just now.
This issue with entertainment vs creating value was a big source of stress for me last year, I used to focus too far in the future and sacrifice my present joy to ensure my future joy. In other words I felt guilty every time I took a break, had fun, went out, or did anything that didn't add value for my future self. So for a long time I didn't realize this was a gamble. And I was putting all my eggs(joy) in 1 basket, the future basket. So that if my plans didn't work out I would have limited my happiness today without achieving happiness in the future.
After a lot of reflection, therapy, books and... more reflection, I got to an agreement between my present and my future selves. As a result, I started to look for balance, I looked for activities that could help me achieve something meaningful or useful, but at the same time I enjoyed, and I kinda promised myself I would felt guilty if I wasted some time or just took a break. And after some months I found Splinterlands and the whole idea of play to earn, it fits me very well.
By the way, I've been renting CP since I don't have a lot of money to invests and I hate the fact that the last day is the only one that matters, the prices get ridiculous. I think the higher leagues should be registered during 2 or 3 days before end of season, not only on the last day. That would relieve some pressure from rental prices and competivity.