/SIG/ Self-Improvement General

>Horrible at studying
>Whenever I work on computer, i get distracted very easily
>Can't study long without losing focus or getting tired
How do i fix this, I want to make it

obvious bait

Why do you doubt? you think its so impossible people are doing good?

I also said i dont care what you faggots think, and neither should you.
Do what you want user, seek happiness instead of trying to selfimprove to impress retards on Veeky Forums because they will never be happy with you.

>tfw acne is finally clearing up

Any other /acne/ bros here?

>face acne gone
> back acne now
IT NEVER ENDS

I still break out occasionally after taking accutane almost 6 years ago. I had a fucking beard of cystic acne and now it is a spot or two from eating fucking whatever

Its time. Its finally fucking time to be an alpha male. I will do it.

Starting nofap tomorrow
Starting my Daily ToDo list tomorrow
Starting actually learning for Uni tomorrow
Starting finally eating healthy

My list:

• Wake UP
• worldgreateststretch.pdf + 20 Minute Meditation
• Restday = Running in the morning
• Fruits/veggies + Water as first meal
• Uni + learning if no lecture
• Gym after school (4x GZCLP)
• Huge manly warrior meal with over 2000-2500 kcal
• Rest, while playing guitar or reading a solid book
• Preparation for Uni while listening to simple music like ambient/post-rock
• 1 Single Movie or 2 eps of an series
• Sleep

I WILL FUCKING BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO HOLD ME BACK. I WILL EVERYONE UP I WILL BE BETTER THAN ANYONE I KNOW, I WILL BECOME THE NEW SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND POWER AND I WILL SWIM IN PUSSY JUICE

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH POOOOOWWWEEEERRRR

>32 y/o male
>pretty wife
>solid salary
>nice small home in a good neighborhood
>just started lifting and eating clean
>dick is rock hard 24/7

Feeling pretty good, niggers

Same, just have to stay on top of it

I was trying g to improve myself by being more sociable and outgoing. Am supposed to go to horror nights today but I just want to back out but I can't refund so I'm sort of stuck with going. maybe I'll just chill on a bench. Just felt like ass this past day

Does acutane work? I might start it but am somewhat paranoid from all the side effects. I have a friend who is blind now because he took it.

yea you'll fail the day after tomorrow. but it is great that your motivation is this high. You'll probably make some small steps here and there and making it will take much longer than expected but you'll probably reach it

>spironolactone for acne/skin
>exfoliating body
>meditating and going to therapy
>journaling
>keeping up with school work
>going to start lifting
>eating healthier. bringing lunch instead of buying

I just want to be a hot girl :(

...

Ok guys, i got a widows peak thing going in my hair but im getting nervous about losing my hair

Whenever i take showers my hands are filled with hair and my hair is still thick but i want to preserve it

What can i do?

ty m8. I will report in after 6 months from this day on with an before/after pic and use a screenshot of this.

Feel all around pretty good bros.

>1 1/2 to 2 years ago
>hitting rock bottom at university, too much drugs, too much drink
>on the bright side I lost hella fat starving myself because I'd rather buy brain cabbage

Fast forward to now
>liftan, seeing great improvements
>eatan healthily
>more confident
>sorting myself out, discovered the themes of /sig/ on my own
>be employed instead of useless uni student
>doing great at job, promoted earlier than usual
>sit next to a qt3.14 Polish girl at work with such perfect aryan features that would make Varg blush
>chats to me all the time, shares her food with me, can make her laugh
>does weird things like buying some super dark chocolate for me and her to try since we talked about it once
>rest of my co-workers also like me and think I am valuable member of the team

Feels good to know I am actually capable of functioning in society (and do well at that) bros. We're all gonna make it.

My small tips: Get in the habit of smiling at people genuinely and in a welcoming way. Become unafraid to hold eye contact with someone especially when you smile, and generally as well.

ask Veeky Forums

>meditation
I recommend 16th karmapa meditation for ~20-30 min if you can. much more effective and less boring

I'll wait.

>tfw have acne and don't care

please elaborate on karmapa meditation. what makes it different then normal meditation?

>tfw always had good skin

you project a part of your spirit in front of you and seek refuge to that illusion
sounds like momscience I know
and when you do it it's a bit like hare krishna cult or whatever
but you'll feel a bit high after the chanting
not sure if diamond way buddhism is a big thing outside tibet and germany though..

Study in a location where the temptation to get on the computer isn't even an option. I go to a coffee shop and leave my laptop at home and phone in my car.

fucc her before she picks someone else

I took it for a year at about 16-17. I HIGHLY recommend starting it about A month before spring in your area, otherwise 0% humidity will kick your fucking ass. The worse side affect I got from it was cracked lips 24/7 and nose bleeds like once a week, but those only came toward the end of my cycle. It's worth it bro. I haven't had anything other than one or two pimples every now and then since.

I wish. Unfortunately:
>she is 8ish years older than me
>I know of some of the guys she's dated, they were all made with careers set up
>I am a poorfag, shit car, live with parents (moving out soon though, but to rent an apartment with a friend)
And to round it all off
>in a relationship with a colleague who is a good man and not a person I'd cuck (if I even could)

But despite all that and the killer last fact she still acts that way towards me. I'm not sure what to think, but I'm using it as motivation that I'm doing the right thing and it gives me the confidence to shoot for grills more in my league.

5 CS courses this semester. Schools rough, had 4hr of sleep two nights in a row but still going strong. Gym is suffering, but crushing my exams and assignments. The workload is insane, I'm worried I'm going to burn out by the third part of the semester.

My girlfriend gave me some shit about long distance. She's a sweet girl but I would never do long distance with anyone. She got pissed and stormed off, haven't spoken to her since. Not worried.

Networking like crazy. Making friends with everyone who's had an internship somewhere. Taking security classes.

>no friends
>hate smalltalk

why not start today?

No choice, gotta work on my laptop and phone. Any ideas or programs for blocking apps?

I still got a jar of nutella that I NEED TO FINISH

Spoken like a true cuck

what exactly are you networking? Are you talking about that shit where people sell supplements on facebook?

same bros, i still have a lot of scars on my face tho

throw it away NOW

currently
>jogging 4x a week
>not getting drunk every night
>dropping soda again
>Working nearly full time hours
>cooking at home more!

I need to stop with eating carbs and I do kinda over eat

L O N D O N

Accutane is poison and you will see negative effects years later

>Do what you want user, seek happiness instead of trying to selfimprove to impress retards on Veeky Forums because they will never be happy with you.

I seriously doubt anyone here really is uses that as their primary motivation to begin with. Improving to impress some anonymous people for a few minutes over the interwebs? Lolwut

>2 years ago
>Fun shitty retail job
>qt asian girlfriend
>Sprinting and weightlifting 3x a week
>Reading constantly learning about as much as I could

>Today
>No job
>No gf
>Chest infection that hasn't cleared in months
>Eye infections that hasn't cleared in months
>Ringing noise in ear for no reason

Can't even lift or do cardio, can't concentrate without my eyes hurting and the sudden lack of activity is depressing me too much to get a job. Shit seems dark boys.

>throwing away food
Ok bourgeois ass nigga.

kek better eat nothing than pure nutella

yes its worth it. only side effects i get are chapped lips (all the time), dry skin (near arms), and sometimes the skin around my nails gets dry and peels (kind of like a callus).

overall worth it 100%. my face is 100% clear and i'd say you get there around 5 months of treatment. just make sure your insurance pays for it so that it costs you ~$10 a month

>nutella
>food

meditation
learning to cook
naked forest walks
no porn and instantly hiding all porn threads on Veeky Forums
daily morning and afternoon workouts
fasting

>naked forest walks
?

>naked forest walks
>fasting

Strange stuff, how does this improve you?

start today you stupid little faggot

How do I deal with hate and anger daily? I do channel it into lifting but still, I seen a picture of an attractive girl at some part on Facebook and broke my mouse and keyboard in anger. I've broken a lot of things like this over the years, including fingers and my old car, this needs to stop.

naked forest walks will boost his self confidence because everybody will be 'mirin

>Studying Japanese for 4 years now
>Getting pretty good
>Decide to apply for JET program
>Before doing this go to get check up (I haven't had one in about two years)
>Not particularly worried, everything was fine back then, healthy/fit, exercise and eat right, only slept with one girl since then always with condom
>Still, blood/urine tests just to be safe
>Front desk person calls me today, tells me something came back positive
>..."what was it?"
>Oh lol I can't tell you, I'm just supposed to call people and have them make an appointment, earliest we have is November 2nd"
>"Can I get an idea? Like if I have HIV or am pre-diabetic or something its really important for me to start taking precautions, right? Plus its kind of cruel to make me sit here for 13 days..."
>Well the doctors gone for the day but you can call back Monday and see if he will tell you, but why don't we go ahead and make that appointment?
>Make the fucking appointment, resolve to call back Monday

I'm freaking out pretty hard here bros. I'm having trouble motivating myself to study/workout. If the doctor doesn't tell me whats up on Monday and makes me wait two weeks I'm gonna cry. Why the fuck would they do this? Seems cruel and unnecessary.

holy shit seems like you have some serious issues m8
Not a psychiatrist but maybe start with controlling your actions and not your feelings. As in feel as angry as you like but don't do anything stupid. This is how I deal with it, it's just not anger in my case

sucks to be you
maybe you'll get first symptoms this weekend

Naked forest walks because the more skin that is exposed to the sun the better. Plus the sun hitting the wedding tackle boosts test.
Oh and walking on the earth barefoot has been proven to be healthy.

Fasting?
It's for self control, weight loss, resetting my body, and spiritual pourposes.

Thats really fucked user.

I'd assume if it was an STD or anything communicable they'ed probably be under a lot of shit for not telling you right away, considering its a public health risk for you not to know.

That being said, I know fuck all about the medical industry. How pissed will you be if it turns out its high blood pressure or some shit?

Stay strong user, I don't know your circumstances but STD chances for a straight male with one girl is pretty damn low. At least if it was herpes I think there is always an outbreak within 30 days of initial contraction, so you'll probably be fine there at least.

Im mucj better now , I barely break things anymore, but maybe once a month I just lose control . The anger is there constantly though.

Go donate plasma, they run tests for STDs and other health shit that will disqualify you, and they'll tell you right away.

that's either bait or a completely new level of broscience

I need your helps guys.

I worked in shitty jobs all through out high school and college. I ended up dropping out of college a few years ago because I could handle it. I continued to work in shitty job for the next few year because that was the only thing I knew had to do.

A few weeks ago I applied for a small office job at a hospital. The requirements were very little and I felt like I knew I could get in. I went in for the interview and kinda spazzed out, but still finished through with it. I thought I wasn't going to get the job, but I was wrong. I start in a few days. I'm just kinda scared to work in this other job now. I've never had a "real" job before and I'm scared that my coworkers won't like me. I'm also scared that I will fuck up and get fired. I've fucked up a few times at my shit jobs, but it wasn't a big deal, so I wasn't fired. If I fuck up at my new job then I'm scared they will instantly fire me.

How do I get rid of this fear that no one will like me and how do I stay calm while working in a more serious setting? I finally got my ticket out of the hellhole of minimum wage jobs. I don't want to fuck this up.

About 3 weeks from finishing my degree, my internship is going well. My app will be released to the real world any day now. Potentially have 50,000 devices to deploy on. Got a job that I'm heavily under qualified for as a result of my project. Lifts are progressing nicely.
Still feel like I'm one mistake from a face plant but yolo keep going.

read dale carnegies book
but can't really avoid doing mistakes desu
We can just wish you luck. You can do this.

Well, I'm gonna go donate blood. Apparently it won't be immediate, but it will be like 10x faster.

Thanks user, good idea.

>small office job at a hospital

You got a job in a hospital not related to treating patients or a technician responsible for machinery.

I would make sure your turn up on time everyday with good hygiene and don't gossip or give people reason to gossip about you. Store your contract where you can always access it and make sure you know your terms of employment. Log your hours correctly and keep your own record. Make sure you have a good relationship with your boss and if they leave ensure you get their contact details so you have a reference for future.

Don't rely on it as being your 'ticket out' you've just defined the job as 'small office job at a hospital'. There is 1000 reasons you could lose this job through no fault of your own. So constantly be looking for jobs and opportunities like this one, which, let's face it,
are only slightly higher than sandwich artist tier.

you will soon realize your job is not a big deal. Keep working on yourself and keep an eye for bigger fish

thats damn good advice right there

how do I get into discipline?

Just relax, make an attempt to be friendly to everyone, if they tell you something like they're watching their kids play make an effort to ask them how it went.
Make friendly jokes if your good at it, but avoid banter with people you don't know well, they may take offence.
Always attempt to be helpful and thoughtful, remember your coworkers are your team mates and
If you can pull the social

I want to start getting into meditation since i've heard about its benefits. What are the best books or websites to get started?

Wow I actually got good advice haha.
Alright thank you guys so much.

Spread it on toast nigga, idgaf

>The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

This book explains whats happening in a scientific and traditional way tells you what you are trying to archieve and gives you checkpoints with your meditation skills. That helps the motivation.

Why does seeing an attractive girl at a party make you so angry? What were the other things that made you so angry you broke stuff?

>MFW my 2nd novel is on schedule to have a finished rough draft before the end of the year

If my day isn't full, then I hate myself. It's not that I try to be negative, that's just how it happens. This morning I woke up early because I had nightmares about my lack of love life, so I went into work 2 hours early

It's not but you can believe whatever you want.

>This morning I woke up early because I had nightmares about my lack of love life, so I went into work 2 hours early

Wow. How can I get this amount of motivation from love-sickness? What do you do, just punish/challenge yourself for every slight?

Just get some discipline instead. Nothing you think in response to a thought will ever get you anywhere. The only thing that will do it is action. If I can't sleep and my mind is racing, it must mean I have to do something.

And if you're trying to get somewhere that you've never been, you have to do things you've never done.

I'm looking to start yoga and meditation. Any ideas what to start with meditation? Books, music, or techniques are welcome

>just discipline yourself
If it were that easy no man on this planet would be fat. No matter what I do, after 1 month I rebound and am anti-/sig/ personified again.

CTRL+F mediation

Anyone tried st john's wort for depression/anxiety? You can get it without a prescription and I wonder if it's worth trying.

Just hit 100 days straight of Duolingo Japanese (とてもうれしいです)
Been taking research work more seriously lately, was actually able to help another guy out today for the first time
Took a risk and told my coworker about a (dream) job I applied for, turns out he knows some guys that work there and may be able to help me land a job
And of course, started working out again, my sleep is better and I have more focus/energy than I have had in a long time

Things are looking up

Didn't do much for me personally, but it can't hurt to try. Give it a shot

>Didn't do much for me personally, but it can't hurt to try. Give it a shot
How long did you take it for though? Says you need like 6 weeks which is a lot.

When I have to study I start watching something that I like for like 15 minutes then I study for 1 hour then I watch again something and then more study. Last time I did that for the finals and I re-watched yugioh the abridged series and the red letter media reviews while studying for 12 hours non stop. It works perfect for me.

I'm gonna try that tomorrow, that sounds promising.
Does it work without the crushing pressure of exams for you?

I guess, I also do that for the things that I don't like to do, like cleaning up my place or doing the laundry

I used it for several months, but desu, I started taking it at the same time I started working out, eating better, taking other supplements, etc, so it's hard to say what impact it had

Maybe think about changing your study style. I used to try reading my textbooks, but now I just jump straight to the problems at the end of the chapter, and use the text as a resource for helping me solve the problems. Works much better for me

Similar boat lad. Single recently, 3 nights x 4hrs sleep. Just out of work and back in at 6:30 am. Fucking ded. Realise women are all whores who branch swing. My eyes have been opened and the second she starts to swing cut and run. I see it happening all around me now. Get more sleep bro though, I know myself numbers don't go nicely when I'm this tired. I'm Mech Eng.

recently I find myself overanalyzing conversations, for example I will focus entirely on the fact that I ended a conversation a bit abrupt and then I convince myself that this was a huge mistake and the person I talked with will take offence to it. Almost all the time so far it turned out the person didnt even notice it or think it was odd and nothing ever comes of it but I am convinced I just made a huge social mistake.

I dont know when I started doing this but I analyze all this shit way too hard it seems, is that normal or should I force myself to not think about it as much ?

>I'm going to make all those changes at once
>Starting tomorrow

Ask yourself what you can do right now