I'm writing this mainly for my benefit, but it may be helpful to others and I welcome any advice you have for me.

I need to make changes to my life. I moved back home after graduating college in May and since then I've been in a horrible rut. An average day for me is getting up at either 5:30 or 7:30, depending on how early I have to be to work. I get home around 3:30 and take a nap. Then I browse reddit for a bit, watch some TV or play some video games and then go to bed. It's been literally weeks since I've gone out with friends, months since I've flirted with a woman and even longer since I've had sex. I tried Tinder for a while, but it gave me a false sense of accomplishment; a way to feel like I was improving my situation without actually doing anything. I also used to lift weights occasionally, but lately I've lost the motivation to lift. I could go on, but you get the idea. I'm not satisfied with my current lifestyle.

In the month after I graduated college, but before I moved back home, I was going out regularly, at least twice a week. I got a handful of numbers and even a couple kisses. For the first time in several years of reading seddit, I was actively trying to improve my skills with women. I was making real progress, I discovered my strengths and set out to improve my weaknesses. My confidence was at an all-time high. Then I moved home and I had no friends to go out with. With that, all motivation was lost.

Now I'm tired of being in a rut. I will make changes in 3 aspects of my life:

Professionally

I work in retail and I've been with the same company for three years. I started at $8/hour, minimum wage and worked my way to $9/hour. Then, my state raised my minimum wage by a dollar and my employer gave me a 25 cent raise. Now I'm earning barely over minimum wage after over 3 years with the company. It's even more demoralizing since all of my performance reviews have been outstanding. For these reasons, I need to find a better job. Either for more pay or for more hours. This will allow me to get my own place to live. As much as I love my parents, I'm not my best self when I'm living with them.

Socially

I've never been popular, but I've always had a handful of good friends. I'm also an introvert, so I value my alone time and it doesn't take much social interaction to satisfy me. With that said, I have exactly 0 friends in my current city. I need to make an effort to meet new people. I'm going to find some meetup groups that interest me and hopefully make some new friends.

There's also the seduction aspect of my social life. I will need to go out more with intent to practice my ability to approach women. There's a popular area of bars about 15 minutes from my house. There's no reason I can't go there a few times a week.

General self-improvement

I think a big reason why I don't approach women very much is because I don't think women will find me attractive. I know I'm "cute", but that's different from being a guy women are sexually attracted to. My biggest goal is to get in shape. In the past, my confidence has increased with my weight. I was the skinny kid growing up and I find when I'm regularly working out, eating a lot and gaining weight, my confidence soars. When I'm not lifting, I feel like the skinny kid I was throughout high school. At my heaviest, I weight about 165 pounds. Now I'm down to 155. My goal is to crack 170 for the first time. Lifting weights gives me a sense of accomplishment that really boosts my confidence.

I also need to explore other productive hobbies. Reading is the most easily accessible beneficial hobby. I have a ton of books I haven't read yet, so it's time I get to work on those. I will read for at least 20 minutes every night.

Like I said before, this will probably be more for my benefit than anyone else, but I needed to get my thoughts down on paper.