Personal Improvement Thread

What are you cunts doing to improve other aspects of your life?

Reading books, dressing better, practicing confidence, waking up earlier etc

What are your goals? what's holding you back?

I've been working a lot on social skills, I used to be really outgoing as a kid and when my teens rolled around I just stopped. Now that I'm getting back into it I'm a lot happier, I realized I really enjoy talking to people, and it's helping a lot with girls too

cold ass showers

100% relate user. I didn't give a fuck as a kid then all of a sudden became a nervous little fuck later on. What do you do to practice social skills?

>practice social skills?

Listen more, talk less. Find the humor in everything.

Meditation every morning. also onions

Just keep talking to people, find common ground, take interest in other peoples lives, remember that EVERYONE loves talking about themselves. On top of that, smile and laugh a lot. You'll be a normie in no time. Pair that with a good body and some interesting hobbies, and nothing can stop you

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Habit-a-month program. Got me really on track with shit. Used to have really bad hygene, roll out of bed and head to work.

Now my morning routine is waking up, do a pushup set, brush, floss, scrape tongue, rinse with mouthwash, cream lather, shave, aftershave, yogurt + 32oz water for breakfast. I'm sticking to my gym schedule, running. January I'm going to schedule in getting back into guitar and writing a book I've always wanted to write. Sounds like gay shit, but three months in it's working and nothing else ever has.

>habit

Key word right there. OP, you will never change unless you change your habits.

I can't get off the computer to do productive stuff. Then, when I finally do, I'm wishing I was on my computer within 30 minutes. I don't get much satisfaction out of being productive. What do Veeky Forums

shit son. did you gradually build up those habits or just go all in? what helped you stick?

This might not help. You need to assert your opinions and low self-esteem is the problem for many of us.

What does productivity mean for you right now?

Give suggestions for books pls

How to win friends and influence people. shows you the basics of understanding other people and how to use that to your advantage

>what's holding you back?
The lies that i have told me

Saw this at the book store earlier, will go back to buy it

literally nothing my physical appearance is all I have

People are afraid of expressing their opinions because of what others might say. It literally does not matter what people say. The first time I said no to my boss my heart was racing for fear of what might happen. As long as you know you are right in what you say, and not be autistic, you can say whatever you want. This is where confidence comes from. Low self-esteem is why you're on Veeky Forums.

Stop watching porn, read up on some philosophy, and speak your mind.

I started taking zinc and 4 hours into no fap I feel like I might rape anyone near me

Quitting porn/nofap is to help rewire your brain to function normally. Did your doctor tell you to take zinc, faggot?

>books
meditations by the meme emperor

Is this the /SIG/ this week? Had a great day today, my back stopped hurting, i messaged some girls on tinder and okcupid, did well on my bench press, got fucking drunk and higha s shit when I got home and played videogames, and didnt overeat when I got super drunk. Tomorrow I'm meeting my parents for dinner, but since I did so well today before I'm gonna work on my drawing improvement or study some rpg rulebooks. Gonna be an awesome weekend. Might even be the first snow tomorrow niggas. YEE HAW!

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What RPG? I’m reading through Star Trek adventures.

As for me I’m brushing up on my Fencing and martial arts now I have some private students training with me and finally getting round to organising my driving licenses. i’m thinking I’ll probably get a motorbike next year.

Quit drinking.
Losing weight like crazy because of it.
Cardio and lifting daily.
Somehow actually gaining strength instead of losing despite being at a daily calorie deficit of about 1200kcal

Anime and easy shit, genuinely. At some point in august I autistically decided to watch every episode of One Piece, which is like 885 episodes or something. It takes the strain off my brain when doing things like my morning routine, showering, doing cardio.

Also keeping stuff easy. Bunch of 400+ pound guys at work, made me realize if I just did little things every day I'd be in much better shape by their age.

I’ve started reading Thomas Jefferson’s notes on the state of Virginia, I’ve cut my hair and shave more frequently, and I’ve been wearing my contacts more often. I still have close to no confidence. I have a problem with eating out of boredom, and I’ve been trying to break the habit of eating in front of the TV. Currently 193 lbs, 17.6% body fat. Goal is to get down to 11% by the end of next year.

Im fasting right now to get leaner, then I will start the SS program as soon as I finish reading the book. I told my gf to fuck off because she stopped caring about me and respexting me after 7 years of relationship. I tried to get another chick but I got rejected, Im still socially awkward in the end.

Started writing poems as a way to express my feelings, just finished my forst sonet after two weeks of workig on it, it's shit but I expected that, gonna write a short story after that whicj is far easier for me on the account of being a DM for over 15 years.

2017 was one of the worst years in my life, and being a 29 year old neet makes everything shit. At least I kniw my sex loving ex will miss my 16,5 cm dick in a country with a 14cm average.

>first round of nofap and noporn
Managed to fuck a few times, after I had a girl for a longer while I ended up getting back into porn thinking I was good for it now
>relapse
Feel like shit again for a month or so, constantly jacking off and feeling weak and tired
>2nd round
This time I got rid of all porn completely, don't even look at pictures of girls or anything. It's insane. Two weeks in I spent a week fucking two different girls back and forth and they literally worshipped my dick (tho it's prob below average), got really into me etc.
It's insane. The only thing I feel is that if I fuck too much, I lose a good bit of energy, motivation and drive again - that "don't give a fuck" feeling comes back, basically. Probably gonna have to learn to last for an hour and only come once each time I'm fucking so I can retain the energy.

The next big thing to tackle is my addiction to constant input - anyone got tips on this? I usually always have at least music playing, often feel like I can't do only one thing at once and sometimes get anxious from silence.

I'm trying to become disciplined and make a daily schedule. I always procrastinate with everything because of muh feelings and it pisses me off.

Why didn't you wait for the end of One Piece?

Lifting obviously, but also I try to do opposite of what is easy for me

E.g. I started a new job recently. Had a tough year and sometimes it felt easier to cut myself off from everyone. At my new workplace I'd do things like join co-workers for lunch every once in a while even if I'd rather just sit in the park and eat alone. I make it a goal to hold conversations and not just give one word answers. Recently agreed to give a presentation for one of our projects instead of giving it to someone more senior to do (which was an option if I wasn't comfortable doing it)
My next goal is to initiate conversation with someone from the opposite sex

good shit user. as for constant input, what helped me was meditation. I have tinnitus so i thought i always needed something to distract me but honestly just clear your head every.

This. i need to start getting out of my comfort zone regularly.

How do you guys meditate?
I started doing the method that is on the Improvement Pill YT channel of focusing on your breathing for 10 mins, trying to block out all thought, but it's difficult. I keep getting bombarded by random stuff. It is improving slowly though.

I was like you user.
Then i started to see life as a videogame, at wich i want to git gud at.
Every thing you do is a mission: working out, cleaning your room, preparing healty food.
At some point it becomes automatic.
Also you have to hate your self for not doing shit, slap your self in the face every time you are not doing positive shit.

I now earn 7 figures after busting my ass at work. Also the construction of infrastructure for my personal business venture is almost done. I've realized 4 hours of sleep is enough for me, I maintain ottermode/lean mode and don't need to spend much time on preparing food as i learned some good quick and easy recipes from mom for those proteins. I'm nit gonna stop until I become so perfect that whore who left me looks at me and is so guilt ridden she commits suicide. Not gonna fucking stop. Fuark

Socializing and studying for university.

Combine that with some Tribulus terrestriss and you might start doing it literally.

Dont lie soyboy