Focus on the more important things and get them done. If you work harder and are diligent you'll earn more to help you live the life you desire in the future. But at the moment you can have friends around and worry less to stay happy. Also read self help books.
Thank you for the contribution. Just to add more information, I do not claim to be not happy, I have friends and family that are very supportive and happy people, but the essence of my post was to find new ways on how I can be able to achieve my side goals of life using the ideas posted on this post.