Self-Improvement General /sig/

post your:
>Experiences with Mewing
>Experiences with teeth whitening
>other related training to enhance jawline/chin area

>reading
I finished my 2017 reading list about 2 weeks ago and am finalizing my 2018 one.

>working on
My grandparents left me their house in their will so I'm now a homeowner...been renovating it into my dream house, but man is this shit tiring...I will have a dedicated home gym and office when all is said and done so I'm extremely excited.

>making
I make roughly around 62k a year after taxes and I'm really happy with my job. I'd like start investing, but I have literally no idea where to start...

>striving towards
Traveling / climbing a mountain each year from age 30 to age 40.
Owning my own commercial gym by 35.
Being the man my grandfather was.

>listening to
Nothing right now, but I've discovered that fighting game OSTs are literally god tier hype when lifting...

>What's one goal you have for 2018 and why aren't you starting it today?
Running a marathon. I'm up to 16 consecutive miles twice per week. I've already ran them today :^)

whats your 2018 reading list

>fighting game ost
have a favorite of mine
youtube.com/watch?v=GV9vppFysI0

What was on your 2017 reading list, and what's on your 2018 one?

Mine was:
J: Descent of Angels, The World According to Star Wars
F: Legion
M: Grit
A: The Battle for the Abyss
M: Nudge
J: Mechanicum
J: A Man Called Ove
A: The Pale King
S: Fallen Angels
O: A Thousand Sons
N: The Last Wish
D: Nemesis, Impeachment.

I read lots of easy fiction during the school year b/c after reading law texts all day reading intellectually stimulating stuff is difficult to retain.

For 2018 I've got:

1. Impeachment (assuming I don't finish it before the year is up).
2. Rich Dad Poor Dad
3. The First Heretic
4. Play Anything
5. Blood of Elves
6. Thinking Fast and Slow
7. Path of the Eldar
8. Last Chance to See
9. Eye of the World
10. Sapiens
11. 12 Rules for Life
12. The Sirens of Titan
13. Discipline Equals Freedom
14. Frogs of War
15. The Happiness Hypothesis
16. Good Omens
17. Dark Imperium
18. In the Shadow of the Star

As you can probably tell I'm a fi/tg/uy tearing through the Horus Heresy series. Despite much of it being crap, it's easy pulp sci-fi to read for an hour at night to unwind.

2018 list is pic related. Still tweaking it though.

2017:
Mythology - Edith Hamilton
Iliad / Odyssey - Homer
The Lays for Rome - Thomas Babington Macaulay
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
The Prose + Poetic Edda - Snorri Sturluson
Beowulf
Gilgamesh
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Collected Works and Essays of John Locke
Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
The Stranger - Albert Camus
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer

Also,
youtu.be/LLd68KzkhMA
youtu.be/tB8cSgDYDIM
youtu.be/A-feU60Yk5Q
youtu.be/GurdjMw8Va4
youtu.be/Z4G9MU4wvTo
youtu.be/eHS7Dc3idqE

Relapsed with nofap today. I feel like shit. Not a good day. Anyone have any tips for making it? I hate porn and what it does to you, does anyone know some blocker software.

>reading
Crime and Punishment, it’s good
>working on
Finals, for now.
>making
Just started making a short film with a buddy of mine, probably won’t be any good, but it’s a fun process.
>striving towards
Physically, 180 lbs @ 13% bodyfat. Mentally, getting more literate
>listening to
Audiobooks desu. I’ve also started listening to Jocko Podcast, and it’s pretty solid /sig/ material

I’ve not had any results with mewing, but I’ve started using teeth whitening strips and whitening mouth wash, and my teeth are looking pretty good.

Any one else trying for 52 books in 52 weeks in 2018?

I didn't know Norway still had that. I know Sweden got rid of that in 2012 I think. Good luck man

How do you guys build your reading lists? Do you have a goal of books per week? thank you!

>fixing runners knee to join the military
literally every person in the military suffers from runners knee

You can probably just set parental controls on your router and whitelist the sites you need to access, and block everything else

what up sigga's

not doing too hot, slept in the last few days while I should be getting shit done and working on finals.

up drinking some coffee and gonna get to studying in a bit

I feel like I am in your same position. Here is what I do know.
>spot qt in class
>try to see if she looks over at your then smile if you make eye contact
>notice where she heads after class
>walk out with her and start a conversation
Now when it comes to having a conversation it just depends where the conversation goes. I would start out with what they think about the class and what there other classes are and how they are going etc.
Good luck

>reading
Dune

>working on
Learning Python. Getting my ass kicked but I'm determined to get this shit. Any links/helpful sites would be much appreciated

>making
Beef Stroganoff

>striving towards
More balanced person. 22 years old and I finally got a job that pays 40k. Still don't know what I wanna do, but I have the money and free time to figure it out

>listening to
Nothing

>2018 goals
Get into BJJ. Not gonna start until Christmas chaos is over

i sometimes stumble upon famous people i admire and check their booklist, then i see who else read that book and what they have been reading and so on

>reading
Almost finished with Moby Dick, have enjoyed it a lot.
Up next is Laszlo Krasnahorkai's Satantango, which I'm worried will be too obscure for me to understand since I'm still not a "good reader" by any means.
>working on
Been consistently journaling for two weeks. Was strange at first but it's now very meditative- forcing yourself to write down uncomfortable ruminations is the best way to make them feel real. Plus if I ever decide to go postal I can mail it to CNN and kek at them trying to decipher it.
>making
Going to put in serious work mixing my album- I've got most of it written, but tracking and producing everything is such a pain.
>striving towards
Doing better socially next semester. I need a fucking girlfriend, an actual nice girl and not some Tinder thot. If it means creeping out any girl who sits next to me in a class by forcing conversation, so be it. I can't bear to just not speak to anyone after the first week of class again. Makes me feel isolated.
Lifts have been mediocre lately but I'm trying to ramp up the bulk again if that's what it takes to make some progress.
>listening to
Neurosis - Times of Grace
Classic

>Lurk Veeky Forums
>see what the hundred or so book lists floating around on Veeky Forums have in common
>blend fiction AND non-fiction
>if you are going to read fantasy at least start with Tolkien and CS Lewis first
>read a varied list of subject matter
>ask people you genuinely respect if they have any recommendations

I'll dump some to get you started bro

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For python, try these courses from MIT open courseware. Together they form a really great intro to programming. Do them in the order I paste links.

ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/

ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0002-introduction-to-computational-thinking-and-data-science-fall-2016/

It's tough, but well worth the effort. Good luck, user!

heading into cocoon mode soon to develop world-view and general foundation to live the rest of my life on,

what kind of reading plan should I commit to

one book a day for a year, its a fact that it will get you a lamborghini and a hosue in the hills

Thanks, user. Have another wallpaper

woops, meant for but you may have it too, friend

>reading
Lolita by Nabokov, and The Prince by Machiavelli
>working on
My appearance and my confidence.
>making
Money, have a trial shift for a possible second job as a kitchen hand tomorrow, still young so im just looking for work outside of uni.
>striving towards
A hedonistic lifestyle i can get away with, either that or a white picket fence life with a beautiful wife. just depends on how things go
>listening to
Les Rallizes denudes, Sweet Trip, lately cant stop listening to Tago Mago, Mista Thug Isolation and Paul's Boutique

Im on break at the moment so my days have been circling only around going to the gym. left all my highschool friends recently and have just been working on making new and better friends.

For those of you making it, are potatoes good for satisfying and staying full, or should I use rice instead? Mix it up?

Nietzsche, Evola, Jung, Greek and Roman Stoics, Russian Existentialists, Claseical Liberal Enlightenment Philosophers

Doesnt matter, just eat.
I prefer rice though (with beans).

Investing:
David Ramsey's Financial Peace Uni. Follow the whole program.
????
Profit

Meme, maybe. Legit, definitely. Good luck user, you're gonna make it.

reading
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
>working on
ITIL certification
>making
Money, doing pretty good at 50k + bonus but I'll be hoping jobs soon for a fat raise.
>striving towards
Travel, early retirement, and getting back in shape.
>listening to
Mild High Club

I'll admit these classes are helping significantly but holy fuck is that woman teacher God-fucking-awful. It has nothing to do with the fact she is a woman but just awful at getting straight to the point without sounding like some cringe, try-hard Redditor

>>reading
Hard Times - Charles Dickens
>>working on
Software dev,
>>making
New friends, new skills.
>>striving towards
A satisfying existence
>>listening to
Nujabes

How did you like Anna Karenina?
Eager to get into Tolstoy and was told to start with this as it's more interesting than his other books.

Not that guy but it's great. I was worried it was going to be soap opera shit but the characters were probably the best-developed I've seen in any story. There are two simultaneous arcs with different morals behind them.

Any suggestions for self-improvement themed gifts? Unsure what to ask for for Christmas.

Autobiography of Benjamin is good. Reading it now. Federalist Papers are really insightful. John Jay, James Madison and Hamilton is a trio.
I want to read the Anti-Federalist papers... maybe this yr.
King James Bible is great too

>reading
Inquiry on Human Understanding - David Hume
Next I'm thinking of reading the April Theses by Lenin
>working on
Nothing, thankfully. I am done with school so my trivial work is done.
>making
A better life for myself
>striving towards
Gains - Physically and mentally
>listening to
Devil in a New Dress (Rick Ross' Part)

>Art of manlieness book
>lifting belt or shoes
>a nice journal
>nice pens
>philosophy or classics
>reading light
>e reader
>nice wireless headphones
>cool books
>assorted cookware
>safety razor kit
>instrument
>book for instrument

We don’t know enough about you to give a good response. That’s kinda the point of gifts is to judge how well you know the other person. The best self improvement gifts are things that solve problems.

>1984 at least a dozen times
>university
>a life worth ending
>making it a tragedy rather than a releif when I finally do it
>timeline, mile high club

Thanks mate. Good ideas.
I find that most of my problems are time-constrained, not money-constrained.

On that note: any tools / tips / etc for better sleep?

>>reading
Ninja hacking: unconventional penetration testing tactics and techniques
>>Working on
My chest, arms and back
>>Making
Some VSTs in synthmaker
>>Striving towards
Becoming a cyber security engineer
>>Listening to
LAMB OF GOD

>decline of the west
literally doom and gloom faggotry
go back to /pol/

>What's one goal you have for 2018 and why aren't you starting it today?
To be able to recreate the following art style, both the watercolour and the drawing.

I have not started it today because I am reading a book. Tomorrow is Saturday and I see no reason to not practice my drawing fundamentals.

I have zero art skill.

>>reading
Pale Fire by Nobokov
>>working on
Making music
>>making
Just made dinner, Rice and veggies, chicken, the usual
>>striving towards
Getting a GF :^)
>>listening to
Nujabes

>plan to end caffeine intake 6-8 before bed time
>the hour before bed do not look at any screens
>turn clocks and light sources away from you
>go to the bathroom
>drink a bunch of water before bed
>set alarms all for the same time

These are the tips. They are easy. Having the self restraint to do them all is the hard part.

>reading
Lord of the rings
>working on
A uni assignment
>making
Shitposts on /pol/
>striving towards
1/2/3/4/1
>listening to
Metallica

>Trouble at my part-time, might be laid off soon
>Everyone in my friend group is going through a mental break down, expecting me to hold them together
>Know I failed at least one course unless the bell curve saves me
>Gonna be having D-'s all this semester
>Didn't go to the gym for 2 weeks

But I did 100 pushups before I showered for the first time in 2 days, then I shaved so I look normal.

There's only one way to go up, and that's up right?

>>reading
the bibble in Ezekiel now
>>working on
becoming a manger at my job
>>making
gains dosh and babbus
>>striving towards
getting a house
>>listening to
JRE

>word of God and dantes inferno
>guitar and a few smaller side hobbies
>making gains and hopefully more friends
>graduating and traveling the country while working
>mostly Guy Clark and doc Watson

How do I break the cycle lads

Dentist here
Just don't drink any pop, brush twice daily (mirming and night), floss then finish the rest of the mouth jews with mouthwash
Use a soft bristle brush and don't brush to hard because it wears away your teeths natural protections, same with whitening stips
It's also a good idea to floss after every meal but let's be honest who the fuck got time for that

You have any recommendations for electric toothbrushes?

>complete loser
>finally get driver's license at 25 a few weeks ago
>oh wait i have no where to go because im a shut in autist
>dont get car
>gonna forget how to drive

At some point you're going to have to leave your parents. Start now instead of when you're 30.

>reading
Just finished The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, I need to go back and take notes on the highlighted sections and make an action plan.
>working on
Discovering my life purpose with Leo Gura's ultimate life purpose course. Getting better with women with a pickup course called "The Natural". Also, developing an icebreaker speech for toastmasters.
>making
A great body, but very slowly because I get shit sleep.
>striving towards
my own island, and harem.
Life purpose, inner contentment, and making lots of money.
>listening
positive affirmation/hypnosis videos
I listen to these when I sleep, or working on stuff.

One of my goals for 2018 is to develop a massive college social circle so I can have an automated steady stream of hot, fuckable women.
It's going pretty shit so far.

Make sure to get one with a replaceable circular head that oscillates instead of ones that move back and forth try get some cheap ones I use a normal brush cause I'm a cheap fag, gotta pay off those loans
but brushing with electric toothbrushes is a whole different beast all together instead of you physically moving the brush just keep it on a tooth for a few seconds and move on to the next one

I'm this user. Honestly the way I make my reading list is just that I've just written down books I've heard mentioned by friends or podcasters or that are later in the series I'm reading (see the Horus Heresy and Witcher books) and just add them to an Amazon wishlist entitled "Reading List" and buy three or four at a time and don't buy more until I've read whatever I have.
My goal is to read at least 12 books a year, one a month, since most books shouldn't take you more than a month to read if you put in a solid effort to read every day.

I understand and appreciate the Greco-Roman classics for what they are, but at this point in my life I'm not interested in them. I've read Meditations twice at different points in my life, read various excerpts of the other classics at times, and while excerpts don't make up for the whole thing I have made the conscious decision that other reading would serve me better at this time.

But I strongly agree with what said about mixing fiction and nonfiction.
Also I've read the Hobbit, LotR, and the Silmarillion, as well as all seven Chronicles of Narnia, as well as other essays by CS Lewis, and Asimov, Dune, and Neuromancer, so I feel I have a good enough foundation of fantasy and sci-fi that I can comfortably move on to whatever I want from there.
Plus Sapkowski's Witcher series (vidya aside) is a great sword and sorcery series that is more about story telling and the worldbuilding follows.

>Nujabes
Mah nigga

>>reading
History Textbook
>>working on
Getting enough motivation to stay at the gym
>>making
strides in getting over my ex
>>striving towards
Focusing on me and only me
>>listening to
King Krule

>>reading
Re-reading Catch 22
>>working on
Fucking off less and doing more, feels good to exercise willpower
>>making
gains like cray, 200kg DL so close my dick is grinding its teeth
>>striving towards
Emotional independence, greater self-control and maintaining a positive outlook
>>listening to
The Last Podcast On The Left and the album Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares
>>What's one goal you have for 2018 and why aren't you starting it today?
Geting a drivers license, haven't started because excuses

HEAT MOTHERFUCKING HAZE SHADOW
YES

>reading
knocking out vola and my brewing books
>working on
getting christmas shit in order, PAPERWORK
>making
food and gains
>striving towards
my brewery, opening this year
>listening to
David Bowie, Death Grips, OG Glam Rock

Ya'll need milk and Doug Hepburn in your life

I can't access the sticky because the chrome redirects me to 4chanfit.wikia.com/wiki/Sig/_sticky without the double slash. Oddly, it works on my phone. Anyone knows how to fix this?

I gave up on my walk after a measly half mile from the house yesterday. This time I will go a mile out.

Here in Sweden it has been implemented again

>reading
Rousseau and Burke
>working on
Not failing my classes. Have gotten A's on every assignment turned in on time, but have also just not put in any work and have either not turned in stuff or turned it in way late. Gotta get stuff in by noon today. And still, I waste time.
>making
Gains.
>striving towards
Having even a modicum of self discipline.
>listening to
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

>reading
some shitty SAS leadership book, regret it now but nearly done. dunno what to read next
>working on
programming and got a report to write
>making
just python projects
>striving towards
greatness
>listening to
mozart

>reading
恋と選挙とチョコレート
>working on
Stamina.
>making
Progress.
>striving towards
Learning Japanese.
>listening to
youtube.com/watch?v=sk1Q-BFgnPM

Just read war of art. This quote will stick with me;

>it was easier for hitler to start ww2 than face a blank square of canvas

>Hitler
>start

>invest
Pic related as a starting point. Just remember not everything works for everyone. You could also look up finance lessons by Martin Shkreli on youtube.

discord.gg/QpVXvZz

Self improvement discord

What do you journal about? Kinda want to start doing it but Idk.

I really thought she was gonna fling that at the camera

...

Death of ivan ilyich is good shit. Also "the devil"

can someone post jordan peterson's self authoring? have a qt anime girl as thanks

That was a good read