/sig/ - SELF IMPROVEMENT GENERAL

>Shower every day, use a good smelling soap and wash behind your ears, your buttcrack, feet. Cover all the bases. This is solely for your benefit to feel like you are fresh. Don’t waste any time in the shower either, wash yourself, rinse and get out. Use cold/medium temperature water because hot water will dry out your skin

>Shave your face, pubes, gooch, back, and any other areas that need grooming. Leave your facial hair in tact if desired but clean it up. Make sure to pluck your unibrow and trim your nostrils if needed.

>Correct your posture, start making a conscious effort to stand/sit up straight, with your head looking forward. If you need to look to either side, try to move your whole body and your head, don’t ever just move your eyes. Learn to have open body language and practice making and keeping eye contact with people every day. Don’t be the weirdo that stares into someones soul, but look them in the eyes until they break it, then practice the triangle technique (right eye, mouth, left eye, right eye, mouth, left eye, repeat)

>Go get a haircut, even if you don’t need one. I bet you walked out of the barber shop feeling fresh and you want to walk around just so people can see you, right? Well that feeling should stay with you all the time. Make it a point to get a haircut once per month. Find a good barbershop too. I go to one locally that serves beer, has televisions at every station, and washes/styles my hair once it is cut. It cost me $25 per cut plus a $5 tip, but I feel incredible afterwards.

>Freshen your breath and whiten your teeth. Floss every day, and get a tongue scraper if halitosis is a problem. Buy a teeth whitening kit and use it. Go visit the dentist if you have not been for a while. If bad breath is an issue, buy gum or mints and carry them with you all the time. Use mouthwash frequently.

>On the topic of scent, find a deodorant that does its job and smells good. Buy some cologne and keep it in your car so that you can keep fresh throughout the day.

>Make sure your clothes fit you. Go through your closet and dresser and take everything out. Try each piece of clothing on and if it doesn’t fit you then get it tailored or donate it to a thrift store. Do not under any circumstances keep clothing that you will not wear. You will feel empowered when throwing these things out.

>When you’ve gone through your wardrobe, make an effort to buy new pieces of clothing that compliment your body and represent the person you want to be. Keep your wardrobe to a minimum, you want a few key pieces of clothing that are worn consistently, not a closet full of random options. If you are on a budget, set a goal of buying 1-2 new pieces of clothing with every paycheck.

>Conquer approach anxiety with small, frequent exposure to social settings. Try going to the library, gym, mall or other nonthreatening but populated areas and get used to being around people. Start talking to people by asking for the time, directions to a certain store, ask how many more sets they have; practice talking to both men AND women. Once that’s complete, approach people more regularly and make small talk with them. The goal here is to become a tiny bit more outgoing each day.

>Start reading 1 book per week. It does not matter what you read about, although I would recommend learning about personal finance, psychology, nutrition and health. Each time you finish a book your confidence will grow a little bit. You’ll be better-rounded than others and with some time you will have the ability to express your thoughts and ideas clearly without fumbling around.

>Get your finances in order. If you have debt, make a repayment plan. If you’re debt free, set up some auto-distributions to a savings or retirement account. If you’re broke, get a job! If you hate your job, find another one. Learn to embrace the abundance mentality. Cut useless spending and channel that money to purchases that improve your life and make you feel more confident.

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Thanks for reminding me OP

How do I stop feeling like poop?

I work towards my goals every day and I'm making progress. College, fitness, art, friends.
But still, I often feel empty and pointless

That is because your goals are empty and pointless.

Much like this thread.

> buy new pieces of clothing that compliment your body and represent the person you want to be

Are they selling Cataphractii Pattern clothes anywhere?

if youre american just lift
if youre pajeet it will not go away

>supporting the tip culture
>not jelqing under hot shower
ßhiggy ďiggý

How do you know if you need to trim (or shave or whatever) your eyebrows? How should they look like? Guy btw

Depends on how gay you are.

Anyone watch Cooking wars anime? I find it very motivating

Is getting a personal trainer certification worth my time? I want to be a pro boxer but I just started, and I'm almost 27. I figure I don't have much time left even if I blow through the amateurs and do great.

So I'm thinking I should really learn to be a good trainer and work towards opening my own boxing gym. Is this the right path or am I a fool?

Sorry but it's too late.

>shaving anything other than your face
>being so much of a faggot that you want to walk around with your new gay haircut just so people can see you
>cologne
>try on your clothes on like a girl
Nice guide you fucking homo
the book part is good thought just start with the classics and not this pseudo modern bullshit that is out there

>being this retarded

Is this a legit general that doesnt get deleted.

I need this for my emotions.

Too late for what? I already said I figured the boxer route was too late. I'm wondering about the gym opening route.

Why does everyone have such shit reading comprehension?

>being a faggot

cant tell if serious neckbeard or shitty troll

any tips on trimming eye brows?

Pretty sure my eyebrows are on the thick side but idk wat do

I see I'm not the only one with eyebrow problems

much like this existence. i think more drugs might help

Eyebrow thing is only for unibrows

wtf nigger

>current year
>jelqing
yeah try jelqing when your triceps/forearms are sore
bathmate masterrace

Tai Lopez reads a book a day bro.

This 2017 not making dick gains

eyebrow plucking is only for unibrows, you seem to be ok on this, if you want to you can pluck any stray hairs but the difference will be minimal

What if I can't get a job? I'm in my second year of college and have next to no work experience. I've tried for the past two years getting a job for the weekends or whatever but haven't even gotten an interview. Everyone I know has shit connections and I feel like an absolute wasteman. What do?

There's a 95% chance you're gonna leave college and still not find a job and just be 50k. In debt and unemployed. So good luck retard.

Finished my paper guys, just finished analyzing the results. It will go send out to be published at the end of this month when my prof, and I are done with the writing.

I'm proud of the achievement :3

1. What are you studying?
2. What kinda jobs were you looking for?

what kind of jobs are you looking for in the weekends? generally bartending or restaurants always have some work, that can fuck with your sleep schedule though.

if you can't find a job when you're done with college: make one, start something up, market yourself as a freelancer, something along those lines.

you don't even know what major he's doing or what country he's from you projecting faggot

for example, at my uni, in my degree, every single student in engineering gets a paid internship in final year and 99.999% of the time that turns into a full time high paying job

but whatever, we need ditch diggers and mcdonalds workers too

How do you guys wash your crack?

Rub my soap bar up and down in between my ass cheeks
Make sure you push the soap into your anus a few times to ensure maximum cleanliness

What's the best advice for battling addictive behaviour?

I want to stop watching porn (reached a point where my tastes aren't vanilla and they're more exciting than real women), I've tried NoPorn lots of times but I always convince myself to have one last fap, or to just browse some porn (which of course leads to fapping). I don't want to quit fapping as that's not the problem. I tend to fap at least once a day, 90% to porn.

I also want to cut down Internet usage, for example when I wake up I immediately check my phone (Facebook, Veeky Forums, Snapchat etc). Both of these bad habits badly effect my life as they waste my time, which could be better spent.

Here's my daily must do's:

I'll start with the cringey Veeky Forums bullshit:
>Cold shower for at least 2 mins every morning. No hesitation before, don't start it hot. Just jump into cold water. Also in the shower I stretch and focus on breath.
>Meditate before said cold shower
Now, normal stuff:
>No smoking, drinking
>Read random Wikipedia articles about applied mathematics every day
>Program every day
>Read at least 2 news article about crypto currency every day
>Lift every day
>Journal every night
>Eat as much as possible and try to clean my apartment a bit every day

Alright famalam rate my routine

I think it comes down to find the right kind of mindset when it comes to that. It can be as silly or as offensive as you want, only you know it, why be ashamed. Think of something that motivates you. Your Mother/(Ex)Girlfriend/Hitler wouldn't want it, only a faggot would do that etc. etc.

Find a thought to think whenever you feel the urge to do it. Is there something you're passionate about. Use that.

Oh shit. I forgot
>Brush, floss, wash face every night before bed.

And I'm an undergrad in math trying to be a software developer somewhere in Fintech when I graduate

I masturbate to the thought of me in two years fucking a cardio bunny in front of everyone at a frat party.
Muscled up and not giving a fuck.
Porn will stop me from being able to do that.

Very good. I can tell you get out a lot.

>What's the best advice for battling addictive behaviour?

Trying to *not* do something will always result in failure. The idea is to replace the behavior with something else.

Lots of people here use lifting as a replacement for some detrimental form of behavior like overeating or drinking.

Trust me it will.

When I've been off porn for a few weeks I fap to the thought of me fucking college girls and slapping their asses, and fucking rich married milf ls when their husband is on holiday.

When porn comes back I fap to femdom, videos of shemales cummings on the lens, and other weird submissive shit.

I don't even identify with the shit, it's just taboo and it excites me.

Thanks. I tend to become vulnerable to my vices when my mind is tired and weak, say I'm sleepy or I've had a bad day.

I'll try to get a stronger, stricter mindset and imagine my ideal life when the temptations try to, well, tempt me.

Cheers. That's good advice. From my experience I can easily stop watching porn when I'm busy, because I don't even think about it/have the time.

Good shit except for dem applied maths

>Not going full Hardymode

Also, has meditating actually improved your health/life in any significant non-zen-bullshit way?

Do you guys get bad breakouts? How do you get rid of acne?

I've never had acne in my life.

Same guy here. I actually managed to drop porn/fapping out of the blue for two months when I started doing art commissions as a hobby. Instead of cranking my chode when I got back from classes, I would draw instead.

So yeah, you just pour your boner energy into something else. Like gardening or haberdashery. Fuck, I dunno.

not even bait you fucking faggots
I can tell none of you had any male presence in the house (save it from your mother boyfriends) when groing up.

Is it good to keep a journal? What would I put in it if I started writing one?

What boys you have a crush on

>>shaving anything other than your face
>>being so much of a faggot that you want to walk around with your new gay haircut just so people can see you
>>cologne
>>try on your clothes on like a girl
(you)

How the fuck do you effectively get girls that you have class with. I have no problem talking to girls at bars or parties but there's something about a classroom that makes me not even want to be friendly to women. Even if I see other dudes chatting girls up in class I feel disgusted

Not like that you ass, I want to know if it helps psychologically and aids with memory and emotion.

Today on lab at uni.

Some lad and me are measuring some shit and we both know we are gonna fail this class in semester so we are busting jokes and dying.

In front of us his female friend teases something that he doesn't sit with her this time, they chat up for few secs and all of sudden she asks me: " Is your name user Anon"? * thats actually not my name I have no clue what did she mean by this?

I respond fast in jokingly way U wot brah, and lad and some guys near me start laughin she giggles and turns around.

I just realised later I was a idiot and maybe girl was interested. How the fuck do I stop behaving like this near girls, in reality I am lonely and I would die if I had some girl to want me, but when the chance comes I always chicken out and act defensive/not intrested. I feel like I am fucked in a head...

Now imagine this but you're a 6'5 chad and it happens on a daily basis with 9/10 girls

My existence IS the worst hell

Honestly no it's just relaxing
But maybe I'm doing it wrong idk

different guy but it just improves your willpower, which you realize improves everything.

Wish you could stop procrastinating that paper? Wish you could hold off on the soft serve? Wish you could push yourself that little bit harder in the gym?

Seriously, I don't know what the fuck y'all are doing in this thread if you aren't meditating. Self improvement starts with meditation, otherwise you are just going to be biting off more than your psyche can handle with these big life changes.

>stop showering everyday with scented shit
>use a warm/hit temperature water because it removes dirt and oil better, finish off with medium/cold
>shave if you wanna fuckin shave. or if your job requires it.
>correct your posture. don't necessarily move your whole body and head like old batman. don't follow your guide about eye contact.
>don't go out to get a cut or waste money on one when you really don't need to get one. also that makes no sense. cut your own hair or just shave that shit. social dynamic, acceptance, and reassurance that someone has your back and cares about your well-being is not necessary pertaining to receiving a cutting for your head's hair.

Checked

i can smell your pussy from here

>brush upon waking, and immediately before bed, everyday, esp in the molar areas. floss but don't be aggressive. don't buy a teeth whitening kit. brush your teeth. if you brush after a meal, only brush 30+min after eating or consuming anything other than water. vise versa for brushing before meals. acids from the foods can actually break down the teeth as brushing/rinsing leaves your mouth susceptible to more harmful bacteria build up short-term. don't use mints/gum to the point you "abuse" them as they can make your mouth build up more bad breath shit and become dependent on those things by default. only use mouthwash after brushing, in order to finish the rinse. again,
>don't use too much deoderant, but never not wear it. don't spray yourself with cologne frequently. you will smell like shit.
>keep clothes that work for your body. don't have any unnecessary articles of clothing, or anything that will limit your range of movement to the point you can't run if you had to. you don't need to keep a wardrobe updated unless you grow out of those items or those items have holes or rips.
>don't buy new clothes unless necessary. save that said money.
>don't set a goal to buy new articles of clothing every check unless you need that clothing such as for an interview or legal matters.
>conquer approach anxiety, but don't exert confidence towards said people by becoming insecure and a super-extrovert. refrain and center yourself. you don't have to be more outgoing, only if being outgoing is an issue to begin with.

you're very right man, meditation is a seriously life changing practice. I wonder why...

I am currently halfwat through Book of Pook and is is very solid so far. Still need to apply it to real life yet though...

> Make your bed as soon as you wake up. It takes 2 minutes and can be the first part of your morning ritual. Nail 3 things from your morning ritual, and you nail the day.

> Immediately after making your bed, perform 5 reps of ANYTHING. This grounds you in your body more and helps get you awake and one step closer to nailing the day.

>at least once per day, pick two random strangers around you and in your mind spend 10 seconds or so thinking 'I wish for this person to be happy'. If you're at home all day then just think of two people you know instead. Repeat this and see what happens.

>>at least once per day, pick two random strangers around you and in your mind spend 10 seconds or so thinking 'I wish for this person to be happy'. If you're at home all day then just think of two people you know instead. Repeat this and see what happens.
No homo right

Don't worry, wishing people well won't spontaneously make you fuck dudes. If it does then I've got news for you: You're a dudefucker.

Take my advice here, I'm southern Italian, I am pale as snow, and my complexion is European, but my eyebrows are Arabic as fuck. Don't be retarded and pluck anything more than the unibrow, and maybe some random hairs that appear around your main eyebrow. It is really easy to notice when someone plucks their main eyebrow, and it looks absurdly feminine. Unless you are in some faggy city like Amsterdam or Stockholm forget about scoring nice looking girls, even in places like Latin America its a huge turnoff.

Try taking 25 mg of Zinc a day for a while, really helps me clean up my acne.
Clean with a gentle cleanser such as clearasil (or the off brand, I think equate if you are in 'Murica) and don't exfoliate often and definitely don't do it if you shave more than twice a month.

There's also this solution you can buy with oils and that pink shit you put on poison ivy (can't think of the name). You swab some on your acne before bedtime and wash it off in the morning. Dries out skin but is GOAT, only do it on problem zits that won't go away.

It keeps me from forgetting embarrassing thoughts and when journal time is coming up (I don't have a set time but it's usually before I go to sleep) you naturally start to reflect more than you normally would.
Just try it m8 for a month and see.

My question is kinda hard to put into words so bear with me.

Trying to set my life in order now.
Moved back home from college to student teach until I graduate college then off to BTC for the army.
I will be having the same schedule my whole career, so as of right now, I:
>wake up ~6:30
>eat breakfast
>go to the shcool ~8:00
>eat lunch
>come home ~4:00
I get so tired from the day I have been taking naps this past first week for like 2 hours.
I get around 6 and a half hours of sleep so I'm thinking of going to bed earlier but I can't fall asleep.
After I wake up I go and lift then eat dinner after.
I'm thinking ZMA would help more for my sleeping so I am going to get back on that but what I am looking to say is how can I go throughout the day without being so damn tired? More BCAA type shit to drink throughout the school day? Any other supps? I take caffine and shit but it will make me crash eventually too.
Also, tryna do no fap as well because I feel like I've had the urge to more and more but my gf isn't around often cuz long distance.Trying to keep myself occupied so I don't have the urge to. What can I do about that?

Other than that shit, life is bretty gud

Sounds like 6 and a half isnt enough for you, probably why you need the other two. If you get a better sleep and still feel tired try taking smaller doses of caffiene throughout the day. I'll take 100mg in the morning and whenever I start feeling tired I'll pop a 50mg tablet. You could also try some other stuff like panax ginseng or other nootropics that have stimulant effects

That blue guys got a nice cock on him

Personally if I have a cup of coffee after about 1 or 2pm I know it will keep me up.
Also try a small dose of melatonin.

>wash behind your ears, your buttcrack, feet. Cover all the bases
God. Why am i still here? Jesus fucking christ i genuinely hate this website. Its just a decade old habit i cant break. I sincerely hate all you autistic fucks. Cant believe i ever enjoyed your company

...

What would you recommend for low energy levels. I feel tired all the time even if I go to bed early.

>doesn't have the willpower to stop visiting a website even though he doesn't like the website and its users
>calls us the autist
Stop typing Veeky Forums into the search bar you fucking retard.

I know a guy who is strength coach (competes in World Strongest Man), and he coached me a bit real cheap and then started helping me for free with coaching and dieting.

The problem is that I've fallen apart into depression and alcoholism again and haven't talked to him in 2 months. I'm scared to contact him again cause: 1. I feel like I just wasted a valuable opportunity. 2. This is the second time I've done this with him. I want to actually train and get my shit together but I let my depression get the best of me.

I feel like such a pathetic faggot to have let things get this way. This time I will structure my life to become better, and I'm even moving into my own apartment in February.

Should I contact this coach as soon as possible to ask about training, or should I wait until I'm more stable. I could really use some honest perspective because I going through a cycle of really confusing the shit out of my self into depression.

Thank you.

I can't tell whats bait and what isn't anymore.
Take my (you)

just fuckin contact him right now and say you fell off the wagon and would appreciate another chance if he's down to train some time.

you don't need coaching, you need discipline.

Try get out there and start on your own, I know he will appreciate you meeting him half way -- don't wait until you're more stable. Just fucking DO IT.

What's a good haircut to have?

It isn't as bad as the "Neckbeard challenge" that's posted frequently and that retards keep rolling to. How fucking autistic are you guys?

>Tfw u have this EXACT hair style and chicks love it

>tfw you can't, for life of you, grow a fucking beard

rough feels lads. sometimes i feel really gay with this haircut, then i remember only fags wear beards, even tho they are aesthetic

Look up Bulletjournal

>tfw nice eyebrows

There's nothing wrong with beards.... they hide your chin and jawline.

If you are a subhuman this is very useful.

OFC, if you have a nice chin and jawline, just lol. Don't hide it.

Don't shave your pubes if you're a guy please. On most guys it looks weird and awkward, girls are just nicer and won't tell you how weird your dick looks without it.

Women, do it if you want to. I keep it clean and trim but it's actually bad for your vag if you completely clear out the hair.

You don't need a haircut that often and I love how OP thinks 25 is expensive for a haircut lol.


Don't wear cologne every single day. Use a body spray, cologne is for going somewhere nice or on a date. Guys who wear cologne daily don't realize how obnoxious they smell. Test your scent with people you know, tell them to be honest if you smell like shit.

Colognes are stronger than perfumes and don't fade as much too so please if you do wear them do it sparingly.

Reading doesn't improve your confidence, OP confirmed for retard.

Everything else is pretty right on.

shame about the rest.

im a permanent 10% fuckboy so i'm perfectly fine without a beard

>beards aren't really gay i'm just low key sad I can't grow one and am projecting my feels onto more fortunate anons

sorry

rude

I actually think everyone should try on their clothes, especially if you're still achieving goals. What fit you a few months ago might be too large now yknow?

Nothing is more annoying than returning clothes because they don't fit, and it can be avoided by taking two minutes to change in the dressing room. Men's dressing rooms are usually empty too so you'll be in and out in a second.

I agree with the rest though user, OP is a total faggot retard.

Ew. A nigger browses fit??

>he didn't open the photo

look at his chin. It looks fairly normal with the beard, no?

Now look closely at the photo

>can't grow a beard

I can. but it's not for me. It's a tool with a use and a purpose, and It's a negative for me.

I wish I had shit beard genetics and didn't have to shave erreday desu

>10% bf

This isn't relevant, I'm talking about reccesed chin caused by mouth breathing

Low bf % won't fix that

Guys, currently I'mabout to finish my medicine degree and become a Physicist.

However, I want to study to becomea surgeon, I've been trying to study daily, but shit gets fucking harder each time and it's really hardformeto focus on reading and studying this hard.

Anyone ever tried ritalin for studying purposes? Did you guys feel a real change in your habits?
I mean, I've read about metiphenydate, but never actually met anyone who took it.

NIGGER