The default volume setting on everything should be 50%. Opening something that is at 100% is like getting in a car with the radio cranked all the way up. It is fucking infuriating.
Life was so much easier when @Talin, @SlayedByBlade and I just wanted to play ghosts for 4 hours every night. I was definitely an angry little gamer, but it was way better than being angry about my lack of interest in everything I own.