/SIG/ - Self Improvement General

What kind of music am I supposed to listen to while rollerskating? I don't feel like lifting music is the same.

I made it to 1 week last week and the broke and masturbated 9 times in one day.

First time posting in /sig/, long time fit lurker, pls rate
>drinkin
a lot of water, pre-workout sips, tea for studying
>eatin
home-cooked meals, mostly chicken with a lot of veggies
>smokin
only green, in social situations
>studyin
Logistics
>readin
Stalker books
>watchin
just shitty youtube content mostly
>listenin to
Sabaton, Billy Talent
>liftin
3+ times a week
>playin
Rimworld
>creatin
nothing and its fucking depressing
>doin
existential crisis
>hopin
to become a respected content creator

I made it 13 days on nofap until yesterday. Now I’ve beat off 3 times in less than 24 hours and I want to an hero. I feel like this whole cycle is really unhealthy

I'm planning on starting PPL this year but am I supposed to like memorize the entire routine before I come to the gym? It takes me a solid few minutes to look up the routine and then how to do that exercise. I'm nervous about hogging the bench if I do this between each set.

How do I become a more positive person after 2 years of /pol/? I reckon a certain level of realism is good but I'm depressed/anxious/cynical full time now and I can't enjoy anything and have no motivation since I've gone full nihilistic

youtube.com/watch?v=ZG07Ema-gpk

Quit going on /pol/. Go on Veeky Forums or Veeky Forums or Veeky Forums instead or just quit going on imageboards. Focus on yourself rather than things you cannot control.

I would recommend reading stoicism, I was never in the same situation but I did suffer from nihilism that developed into full blow depression.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

I second stoicism, start with Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
Realize that no matter what shit is going on with the world, there's one thing that you can totally control - yourself, right this moment.

>>drinkin
Some coffee right now. Else water and tea
>>eatin
Had some Schnitzel for lunch, gonna make some more for dinner
>>smokin
Sometimes hookah
>>studyin
Biotechnology
>>readin
Gustave Le Bon - Psychology of the masses and some fantasy book for entertainment
>>watchin
Lie to me
>>listenin to
youtube.com/watch?v=KRRGYEFZF4A
>>liftin
not enough, got a belly over christmas
>>playin
Uncharted, FIFA, Duel Links
>>creatin
My Master Thesis. Also want to write a book someday.
>>doin
After finishing my coffee I'll work a bit on my master thesis and make a time shedule and look for jobs.
>>hopin
Getting a good grad for my master thesis, job and >gf

>Are any of the other Dale Carnegie books as good as this one?
How to stop worrying and start living is pretty good. Some of the tips made not to overthink as much as I did before.

bump

>drinkin water tfw healthy af
> eatin omelette and sausages (no homo)
> smokin nothin cause im not a degenerate
>studyin radiotherapeutic oncology
>readin the myth of sisyphus,by albert camus
>watchin nothin
>listenin to architects-lost forever/lost together
>liftin nothing cause i lifted yesterday.Im on Veeky Forums's greyskull
>playin pokemon go,i walked 7 km today.Did some raid battles aswell.Met alot of people
>creatin nothin
>doin nothing atm,chillin
>hopin to achieve my goals for 2018

>>hopin to achieve my goals for 2018
What are your goals, comrade?

Reading: Farseed
Lifting: 3day/week sq/ohp/bp/ 3x5 dl 1x5
Learning/doing: Android App Dev
Soul: 20min/day zazen
Needs work: caffine timing, diet
Fun: light gambling, /fit
Watching: Nova

>drinkin
water
>eatin
OMAD
>smokin
nope never did
>studyin
math, history and literature
>readin
Hungarian books, not published in other countries
>watchin
just finished supernatural
>listenin to
youtube.com/watch?v=vBo97I5D-xs&index=26&list=PLDN20ylx4ODFDK_NKOESSpN7V8rnntUbI
>liftin
i'm losing weight so low weight high rep
>playin
practising my game with girls
>creatin
music
>doin
fine
>hopin
to lose more weight until summer, i've lost 11lbs so far, a lot more to go!

Fit
How do i block Veeky Forums on my android?

the (you) caught me off guard
Well: -read 21 books
-start a basic mobility routine
-reach 40kg/100kg/100kg/120 kg on the big four
-Pass all my classes with good grades
-learn how to cook
-Become a decent human being,thats the hardest one
What about you friendo ?

increase that 40 to 60, increase that 120 to 160 and thats a good goal to have

i appreciate your belief in me but im weak as fuck

Graduating and getting a job are the goals with highest priority.
Also working out regularly, improving my russian reading skills and being more productive in general. Thinking about starting to write, to have a creative hobby aswell.

you don't need motivation when you have discipline

>drinkin'
in the past months mostly green tea with lemon
cut back on aclohol and started to drink whisky and the occasional beer when I party
>eatin'
clean bulk right now
>smokin'
quit smoking on new years eve
feels good

>studyin
bachelor for german police since late september '17
>readin'
brothers karamasov (based dostojewski)

>watchin'
just finished "the end of the fucking world" in one session. it was refreshing.
>listenin' to
Hendrix. All day.
and Faber
>liftin'
Squat 90 kg
Deadlift: 100 kg
Bench Press: 90 kg
Overhead Press: 50 kg

>playin'
overgrowth and hotline miami for the xth time
>creatin'
doing some street music with a bunch of bros in lisbon soon
>doin'
picked up learning portuguese again
>hopin'
to get truly unconditionally happy soon

>44352842
>drinkin
Water
>eatin
I am going to eat some baked mac and cheese soon. Had a tuna fish sandwich
>smokin
Just a little mj
>studyin
I need to start doing my Spanish homework. He pretty much gave us all the hws prior.
>readin
Fear and Trembling
Some poetry
Spanish Textbooks
>watchin
Music videos
>listenin to
youtu.be/50GVPFj66CY
>liftin
I went skiing earlier. But I will probably lift after this post.
>playin
Nothing - Maybe AOE2 tonight
>creatin
A better life
>doin
Just chillin
>hopin
For a similar semester as the Fall. I want to keep lifting and working at my job, hopefully I get this promotion. Looking for a gf with no success. I'm still hopeful, and am trying to be patient and not "fall" for the first girl I meet.

thats very nice!! What do you study ?

>>liftin'
>Squat 90 kg
>Deadlift: 100 kg

how is that even possible

Write it down on paper and keep it in your pocket.
>t. Been lifting since before internet proliferation.

He is a strong cool dude man, don't talk him down!

>yfw he's talking about muh discipline and all these pretentious trying too hard regarding self improvement while he has a 100 kg diddlydoo

Hey guys. I'm doing good. I got a good job, plenty of crypto, and my lifts are going up. Things are good for the most part. However, I feel like I've lose passion in my life. I'm 25 and used to dream big, play music every day, put in all the hard work to conquer what was in front of me... now I just kind of am on auto-pilot. I don't have the same passion for playing music or writing it anymore. I don't have that "kick in the ass" to lift heavy like I would after a break-up... Things are good now, but its just like the fire has died. Anyone know what I mean? How do I get that fire back in my life? I feel as if I am becoming complacent.

Anyone know this feel?
>webm unrelated

miscopied
i meant this:

>Deadlift: 100 kg
>Bench Press: 90 kg

shouldnt people that press 90kg be able to dl at least 140kg?

>drinkin
Creatine (loading atm)
>eatin
Meat and vegies, working on lean bulk
>smokin
Quit cold turkey a couple months ago. Cravings gone.
>studyin
Psychology/Philosophy for pleasure
>readin
The Gulag Archipelago (almost done, cant believe it)
>watchin
1 episode of Electric Dreams each night with the wife.
>listenin to
Podcasts: JRE, J.B. Peterson, Jocko
>liftin
Kettlebells
>playin
Teaching my son chess
>creatin
Nothing atm.
>doin
Work
>hopin
This year will be better than the last.

>also 2 months into nofap. I did 1 year before, trying to do it again in 2018.

Some 90's shit, user.
>youtube.com/watch?v=jrwjiO1MCVs

Get a barbell at your home. When I can't get lifts in because of work/dates/whatever, I can always hit my compounds at home. In terms of space, practice minimalism. Seriously. Go through everything in your room and ask yourself, "Do I need this? Do I wear this?" etc. Donate/sell old clothes, throw away old papers, blah blah. I try to do this every couple months. Keeps life simple, less to clean. I feel I can focus.

Nihilism is babby's first philosophy imo. Stop going to /pol/. I'm with you on the ideological spectrum I bet, but t_d and nu-/pol/ are fucking cancer. There's more to life than obsessing over politics. That doesn't mean it's not important, but if you improve yourself and your standing in life (including being positive) you can improve your own situation and move somewhere 90+% white like Maine or some shit.

>-learn how to cook
I've been doing this as well. My favorite thing is cooking breakfast.

Biotechnology, hoping to geta job in cancer-research.

Marriage and family. It is the ultimate reason to strive for success. It makes even the worst shit meaningful. Do it breh.

>drinkin
water, had a mug of coffee 10 minutes ago
>eatin
just ate a banana and some sunflower seeds
>smokin
i dont
>studyin
summer vacation
>readin
some chinese novels i guess
>watchin
nothing
>listenin to
some michael jackson, foo fighters, weeb music and vidya ost (starcraft brood war to be more precise)
>liftin
i just started exercising like 2 months ago so my lifting is super light, i just try to condition my body after literally 8 years with no exercise
>playin
path of exile, dead cells and terraria
>creatin
nothing
>doin
getting ready to hit the gym in about 30 minutes
>hopin
i dont lose the will to keep exercising and improve my health in general

Life is hard

im studying radiology,so i guess we're kinda in the same field...fuck cancer

>fuck cancer
Amen

My family are my my biggest motivators. Always pushing me to succeed and encouraging me to be the best version of myself.
>drinkin
water
>eatin
just had a turkey sandwhich with cheese and spinach, some peanut butter and carrots as well as a clementine and some raisins
>smokin
I don’t smoke
>studyin
reading up on some meditation and philosophy right now, off of uni to work for a semester get some experience
>readin
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, epic fantasy, it’s pretty neat so far
>watchin
binged Bokura wa minna kawaisou last night, one of my favorite anime
>listenin to
nothing, my apartment complex is pretty quiet and I like it quiet while I read
>liftin
just moved, going to check out a place later today, looks good online but it says athletic club so we’ll see what they have for actual lifting, but not a lot of good options here
>playin
playing through cuphead this morning, just beat the pirate guy on isle 3
>creatin
working on my dnd campaign for some friends back home, the last session we did was during finals week and I wasn’t very prepared so I’m redoing it and gonna make it much better
>doin
reading right now, I’m an hour or so got some errands to run and some chores to do before my first day tomorrow, ironing some shirts and have to pick up some clothes, meditation is later tonight and bed at 9:30 for a 5:30 get up. Work starts at 8 but getting up early will put my rear in gear for getting stuff done
>hopin
I don’t get screwed for not having my social security/passport for the first day when we do all that stuff, it’s getting overnight shipped right now, I’ll have it Wednesday morning but I still feel like it’s a bad first impression not being 100% prepared

wish me luck for tomorrow lads

I just wanted to thank /sig/ for helping me sort out my life.

After 6 years of anxiety, depression, loneliness and generally hating myself things are looking up. Been hitting the gym for 4 months and did my first pull up at the weekend. Also banged the girl I've been seeing last weekend after a 6 year drought.

I gave up video games, eating shitty food, porn and being a lazy cunt. Now I wake up at 5:30 to hit the gym before work and I actually look forward to it. I like to think that discovering Veeky Forums is like hitting rock bottom and Veeky Forums, /sig/ and noporn are there to help people bounce back.

Hang in there brahs, we're all gonna make it.

>What are some things that are currently help motivate you? You better be fuckin thankful son!

Myself, and the things I've been improving on. It also helps that everyone seems to be happy and proud of me, including this girl I've dug for YEARS. Things are looking up after about 5 completely shit years, thank the Lord.

>What are ya'll:
>>drinkin
water, maybe some tea later, I'm just getting into it for the first time ever, making tea regularly.
>>eatin
Nothing, ate like shit the past week (I'm on a cut, and have been stalling), so I'm fasting today. I may even try and fast on wednesday, last time I tried fasting twice in one week I wasn't feelin it. It's kinda ok, I've been fasting almost every monday for a month now. Goes to show you how shit my eating habits are though. Good Lord help me...
>>smokin
trying to cut down on smoking weed, not cut it out completely, but just smoke less. Anyone got any tips to get past the "why am I not doing this ritual rn" feels?
>>studyin
how to make ttrpgs, how to to do drawing and digital painting fundamentals, character design
>>readin
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. Written by a Buddhist, this book is basically telling me a true warrior values peace over all. Kinda nifty. Next I wanna read Dune, my friend told me it was awesome and it been on my "to-read" list for a while.
>>watchin
Rewatching all of Aqua Teens, kinda studying their humor for my own animation writing. So fucking funny.
>>listenin to
Some lo-fi that came up on my recommended on youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=M_YOlYw7_bg

cont.

Thanks.

>>liftin
Just did squats, pendlay rows and other stuff today, I think next week I'll start adding weight to some of my monday lifts.
>>playin
less vidya, which I think is good. I made a decision that I wasn't gonna waste 30 hours of my week on destiny 2 anymore, that game, as cool and good as it is, is just a hell of a grind. I aint got time for that, I'm trying to do shit with my life. So now I play pickmeup games like Overwatch and Titanfall2, but still less than I was before.
cont.
>>creatin
drawing more, I'm gonna do a digital study of a crab from an /ic/ thread, I should solo playtest my homebrew ttrpg too. Hell, if anyone wants to join me on roll20 for some futuristic-galactic-space magic reply to this post!
>>doin
writing this fucking post then geting on my shit
>>hopin
I can make things right with this girl, it's the only aspect of my life that gets me down these days, I treated her shittily and she didn't deserve that.

Sometimes you just have to wait for the drive to come back to you. I'm just coming off of 2 years of writer's block, and now the joy and motivation to practice and write music is coming back to me. I guess my only advice is to force yourself to practice and work at music even if you don't feel inspired. Sooner or later you will get some new ideas from just playing and practicing consistently.

My current goal is to readjust my sleep schedule and start waking up at 5 or 6 am before I start school again next week. I feel like that's the biggest step in being more productive and managing time effectively. I've been waking up at 10-11 everyday, and it just feels like that's hinders my productivity for the rest of the day and I end up staying up late at night. Can anyone attest to the effects waking up early has on time management?

If you can't get off the chans go to/diy/ and become creative

Why are these threads dying so quickly?

Everyone on this board wants to get fit only to impress normies and live a life of degeneracy, apparently

>drinkin
water and tea mostly. too much alcohol still tho
>eatin
gonna make whatever i can from tofu and chickpeas tonight. got most of my liquidity in crypto so trying to eat whatever's in the house before spending anymore money
>smokin
just a bit from a one hitter for an hour or so of netflix before going to bed
>studyin
working on an mfa/ma
>readin
just finished pierce the skin by henri cole. here's a sample: poets.org/poetsorg/poem/beach-walk
>watchin
trailer park boys :)
>listenin to
a seat at the table
>liftin
school gym still closed so doing antranik bodyweight routine in the meantime
>playin
don't rlly play vidya anymore but munchkin w/ friends sometime is still fun
>creatin
pomes
>doin
switchin b/w the workout and chong
>hopin
write words good and see the crypto portfolio continue to grow and find a lady i like who'll like it when i'm mean to her in bed

bump

it can vary all based upon limb lengths as to how good you are at each lift, and people tend to just do more of the lift they're good at.

I was squatting 150kg because I enjoyed it and was good at it and OHP'd 62.5kgx5 at 76kg while benching 75kg and deadlifting 120kg.

We need more book recs and actual discussion, or at least greentexts

>drinkin
Hot chocolate
>eatin
Bulking, so everything (now 110lbs, 145lbs goal)
>smokin
Nothing
>studyin
Nothing. I should change this soon.
>readin
Across the Nightingale Floor by Liam Hearn
>watchin
Tekkanman Blade
>listenin to
In Flames
>liftin
80% of my 1RM for reps for hypertrophy
>playin
Black Ops
>creatin
Nothing
>doin
Browsing a Thai weeaboo appreciation board
>hopin
That we'll all make it

>make good gains throughout the year
>stay with parents over summer
>instantly restricted to 20-30g protein a day max because mum is a vegan
>diet and gains crippled
>cannot buy food with my own money because """we have enough"""

I want to fucking murder the person who invented salads

How do I turn my self esteem around? Recently I had something good happen to me, and I was only in a good mood for a couple of hours before I started shitting on myself again and ended the day just as sad as usual.

Rember, user, that anything you do every day is a sort of a habit and there is a sort of inertia in your system that causes you to feel like that. You can't expect that having one good thing happen to you can undo all the days, and possibly years, of being sad and sorry for yourself. Take your win as proof that good things CAN happen to you and work on your mental and emotional state incrementally.

>Take your win as proof that good things CAN happen to you
That's the thing. I know good things can and do happen to me occasionally, but I always view them as a matter of luck rather than a product of anything I do.

Lets say I get a nice job. Rather than thinking I was hired because I worked hard and impressed them, I would think I was hired out of pity. Somehow I became convinced I can't do anything right.

>tfw intermittently ghosted by new girl
>tfw intermittently spoken to by ex

honestly just fucking wish i was some total loner who didn't need to talk to people sometimes. fuck me, this shit is an absolute chore that just fucks with my brain.

Read pic related. It gives few page summaries of most influential self-help books including many classics. It may help you choose the most suitable development path.

That Veeky Forums goat's bar positioning gives me anxiety.

>drinkin
Water buddeh
>eatin
cheese, lots of it
>smokin
Weed most days of the week - don't feel like it's messing with my goals yet
>studyin
driving, guitar
>readin
Musashi - shit's cash as all hell
>watchin
Nothing really
>listenin to
Nothing, taking a break from podcasts/music
>liftin
Upper day today, smashing chest
>playin
Bloodborne and Titanfall 2
>creatin
Jack shit, do want to tho
>doin
Saving up for an apt, not drinking
>hopin
To diddly 5pl8 by the end of the year, squat bodyweight comfortably for reps

>drinkin
Water
>eatin
Tuna
>smokin
Nothing. I called it quits this year. Gave myself 3 grams to smoke this year but I smoked it all on sunday. Rest of 2018 ill be sober
>studyin
Not my type of thing
>readin
Xd
>watchin
Nah
>listenin to
Pic related
>liftin
Only doing cardio atm but i do pushups
>playin
Im having nofap
>creatin
Bruh
>doin
I aint
>hopin
Shit

Ever heard of rackin shit? Soyboy

Why do you think you don't deserve anything?

I don't really know. I feel like I can't do anything right, even though in the past I've usually performed well, and I think that I don't deserve anything because I'll just screw it up too. As nice as it would be to get a decent job doing work I would like, from the moment I scheduled an interview I would start feeling guilty that I won't be able to perform to the standard they require. If my time in college is anything to go by, no matter how well I do and regardless of the amount of praise I receive I will never feel like I'm good enough.

I know self-diagnosis is a meme, but I think I might have some kind of imposter syndrome(probably a meme too since it's not in the DSM).

>tfw just enrolled for my Masters
>career only going up from here

man that sticky has some breddy gud info
time to start bros

>>drinkin
Water, not so much because small bladder
>>eatin
Just ate 4 pieces of bread with nutella
>>smokin
Weed like 2 times a month
>>studyin
Not currently
>>readin
Brainlet so no
>>watchin
Dont have time
>>listenin to
Cradle of Filth
>>liftin
Deadlift: 140kg
Bench: 75kg
Squad: 110kg
>>playin
Battlefield 3 and PUBG
>>creatin
Brainlet
>>doin
Currently in class
>>hopin
Too get a fucking education and be a better person, and also weigh a lot more, currently at 62kg so i want to be at least 75kg at a minimum