/sig/ - Self Improvement General

>today
nothing, really

>lately
started working after three years of neetdom, finally eating enough to gain a bit of weight. I'm trying to focus less on the things that made me depressed in the (not so distant) past. Mainly the loneliness and purposelessness. I'm also trying to kill my habit of developing oneitis for every girl I meet that shows any kind of interest (a girl at work is a prime candidate and I'm doing my best to not think about her)

Basically I'm trying to be less pathetic

>>42084276
Yeah you sound really pathetic bud

You should read hemingway

>>42084360
Any specific recommendations? I've already read A Farewell to Arms

>>42085105

Not OP, but Old Man and the Sea is great

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>>42084216
Kettlebell snatches and studying for private pilots license exam.

I ate at a 1300 cal deficit.

>>42084216
I just wanted to say, to whoever it is that modified that comic, even though it was pretty damned good to start with: Nicely done! The addition is funny and insightful. My thanks. :-)

>>42086585
ayy, I'm about to take my commercial test in a week good to see another pilot.

My coach says I need to be tougher mentally in order to succeed more in sports how do I go about increasing mental toughness and fortitude

After years lurking and saving every kind of information i need to thrive on this modern world, the only thing holding me back on starting building momentum and reaching ubermensch status is weed

Didn't fap, didn't look at porn of any kind. Yet. Trying hard not to be a porn addicted low test faggot

>>42088091
not even images of nice ladies on here? I was doing pretty well but I've found myself clicking to enlarge those images, and it's still bad

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>>42084216
This thread needs more Actualized.org

https://m.youtube.com/user/ActualizedOrg

This stuff is POWERFUL. It's time to make a comittment to taking your personal development seriously.

>>42088141
redpill me on this please

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>>42088163
Kinda like nutritionfacts.org but for personal development info instead of nutrition. Leo Gura spends his time digging through hundreds of self help books, seminars, lectures and self-help products, distilling them into bite-size chunks SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO. His work is high value, high quality, and +95% of it is totally free. Seriously, the caliber of material he puts out is the kind of stuff i'm used to, and once you are too, you'll read the SIG Sticky/wiki and think "Oh, that's cute."

finally 'ride the tiger' by julius evola arrived today so thats a positive, finally back to lifting after a week off with what i hope is the flu not 100% fixed tho, sorted my life out for uni and signed up for the uni gym so thatll be nice

I got myself a few air cleaning plants. Also trying to fix my sleep patterns and and try to clean my room/workspace regularly.

>>42088141

100% agree. This guy changed my life. I've taken tons and tons of notes from his videos. It took me a while to get into him because I originally cast him aside as bullshit, but then I started really getting into his stuff and learned it's gold.

>>42088070
>addiction
see a doctor

I quit video games a month ago, but I went to a gaming convention for the sole purpose of meeting cool people. I managed to get a second fwb who does cosplay and loves zelda.

I'm 4 weeks clean of porn.
I've done 14 hours of muay thai so far, so I'm slowly working towards it.
I've been cutting down slowly, my gut is going down, but I don't have good abs.

I need to start meditating, work on making passive income, and stop wasting my fucking time watching stupid shit on youtube.

I'm still depressed about my ex. : )

>>42088296
Where can I find all this info?

>>42087711

Meditation.
Read Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence.

Just ended my "July 4th weekend" been getting wasted for the past 2 weeks. How fucked am I?

Took a week long t-break from the Satan's Cabbage and wowie, do I feel good all of a sudden.

Ate 1600 calories
Did 50 minutes of cardio and ran harder today than I have in my life
Expended over 4,000 total calories

>feelsgoodman

>>42088296
>https://m.youtube.com/user/ActualizedOrg
hey man, Ive been disregarding the guy due to his goofy thumbails for months now. Currently actually watching and listening to him and he looks legit. Thanks

>>42089121
>Additional
Asthma is essentially completely gone via effective control medications
Quit redbull which was the hardest, and all other sugary drinks
Gave up chewing tobacco
Quit all drugs
Quit drinking
Landed the job of my dreams

>>42084216
I got hired at Amazon last week and made use of the free gym for the first time today. Two floors worth of equipment and empty at noon. Granted, it's the weekend, but I expected there to be people making use of the free personal trainers who were there offering to set me up on plans and check my form. Nice having a free selection of protein bars and whey for that immediate pre/post. I'm probably going to be putting in 60 work weeks but this almost makes it worth it. Going to go in a few hours to see what it's like at 5am on a Monday.

>>42089155
You in Seattle too?

>>42089181
Yeah currently living in Cap Hill but moving to Belltown next month. If you're ever downtown I can swipe guests into the corporate gym here if you want to check it out.

>>42089203
I'm at the hospital right next door. I have many friends at Amazon. I work out at 24h

>>42087399
Nice dubs, best of luck breh. The natty king doesn't fly for no reason.

>>42089210
I almost signed up for them but the size looked too intimidating and I went for the downtown YMCA instead. First week there I saw two guys jerking each other off in the sauna. Not sure why I was surprised.

>>42089236
Yeah I didn't look at downtown gyms. I like to work out after work and I figured the further from downtown the better.

Cool to see a /fit/ neighbor. You're in SLU right? I know galaxy and a few other buildings are way out on 15th

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>How did you improve yourself today, anon?
Finally started counting calories and protein, following the sticky and this to cut.

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How start eating breakfasts /fit/? I can cook but I have literally no idea what to do except scrambled eggs everyday.

>>42089307
Fruits, Eggs, Bacon ( Or Turkey Bacon ), Ham.

Or make a protein shake with some fruit, milk, yogurt for a quick breakfast.

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Today, I'm starting keto, maybe it will work maybe it won't. But a break from carbs is definitely what I need.

Used to be an obese child, now I'm an overweight boy.

>Tfw used to be really fat
>Now just overweight
>...
>But skin is very stretchy and not tight.

Just want rid of me floppy love handles

>>42089138
Woaw, you sound like you took your life and gave it the ol' 180. Good for you!
How many people have commented on your life changes/successes?

Just wondering

Anybody have any advice on how to lose 10 pounds in waterweight. I have a weigh in soon and I want to make the cut. Ive already lost 95 pounds in preparation but im 10 off the mark. Help a brother out?

>>42089036
You are getting better
He/she isn't
So forget about your ex
You are the better person now : )

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Finally going back to school after failing out due to a depressive spiral following my ex-girlfriend leaving me and a friend dying suddenly.
I've gotten to the point where I've accepted what had happened and what could have been better without dwelling on it too much.
I'm really excited for the first time in a long time, sitting around at home getting drunk in the middle of the day isn't really as fun as I thought it would be and it's causing me to stall badly on my lifts.
I'm glad that I've been able to make the changes I needed to in my life to get back to normalcy. It feels really good brehs.

Did meal preps for the first time on the weekend, only ate that and went for a walk on my work break. Feels good

>>42088638
Nice breh, Evola is always a pretty good read.

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>>42084216
I had a really good workout today despite feeling like shit. Been going to the gym 3x a week (Phrak GSLP) for ~2 months now, can't believe I'm actually sticking to it. It doesn't matter what I "feel" like, I just go. It's a liberating feeling.

Anyway, I need to now make a habit of cleaning my room and reading.

One step at a time, brehs. We're all gonna make it.

I used to buy all kinds of candy and shit at the grocery store at my office, but now I buy organic peanuts and sometimes sugar free gum and only drink water. Does that count as improvement?

>>42089776
I'd say so. A lot of improvement isn't huge things all at once, but the sum of many small things.

Hey y'all I know this usually isn't the place to ask but do any of you guys have any useful tips on getting a 4.0 in college?

>>42089783
Thanks for making me feel good about myself, I'll keep pushing.

>>42089800
Study and do your homework

>>42089802
Cheers, it's easy to get disheartened but overcoming the negative makes reaching a goal that much better.

Where can I buy little baggies to hold single servings of nuts, seeds etc.? I'm pretty sure I look autistic counting out almonds at work.

>>42089871
Why not just count it at home and take that with you in a little baggie?
Or just estimate how much it is in your hand

>>42089885
That's why I'm asking about little baggies. I want to count/weigh shit at home and bring it in them.

>>42089871
I know Ziploc and probably other brands make little "snack" backs that are about half the size of a sandwich bag. That might work for you.

>>42089885
He was asking where to find those baggies

Asian grocery places usually have them. Daiso might have them too

>>42089894
>>42089897
Thanks mates

>>42089891
Maybe they don't sell them there, but I just those rolls of plastic baggies that look like tiny transparant trashbags

>>42089901
The asian grocery baggies will be a lot smaller than what you can find from ziploc, but depends how much stuff you want in your bags

>>42089904
That's what I had been thinking of, but I don't think you can buy them online.
>>42089912
I think I'll go with these.
https://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Snack-Bags/dp/B00MR1TK4C

>>42089916
Looks like the ones I've got. Good luck with your nuts anon.

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>>42089916
Looks good!

I was thinking of these, my mum always uses them for a few sultanas and things, they're quite small

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>>42089931
I always get these ones with twisty ties included

>>42089931
>>42089954
How long until /fit/ gets a /PBG/ Plastic Bag General?

>>42089963
It's an important step in protecting your gains

>>42089963
That would be fun

>>42089971
Oh I understand. I'm tired of the Baglets coming on here saying food storage in a convenient portable way isn't important.

>>42089992
Baglets, kek

>>42089992
When will they learn?

How the fuck do I stop being so passive /sig/?

>>42090112
Set clear, attainable goals and put them in a timeframe

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This is going to be my last post on 4chan for a while, hopefully forever. I know people find it useful, but for me it is a hinderence. Good luck to all my /sig/ bois, hope you make physical and mental gains. Goodbye.

>>42090424
Good luck, anon.

What's a good app to count calories/protein etc?

>>42090424
See you next week.

>>42090589
For your phone? MyFitnessPal
For your computer? cronometer.com

>>42090609
Didn't know MyFitnessPal had an app, thanks!

>>42085105
The Way of Men is a good one

I'm working on updating my resume and cover letter right now for that internship I've been talking about trying to get for literally like 4 months.

I don't know, I couldn't sleep, so I'm fucking doing it. Can't have it over my head anymore and worry about getting told no.

Worked out last night too.

>>42090609
Is there one that doesn't want to set a goal for me? I just want to record with access to a database.

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According to the sticky I'm supposed to be eating around 2300 calories and 284g protein, how do I set this app up to do what I want? More importantly, how am I supposed to get all that protein? Did I fuck up my math?

>>42090818
>284g a day
is that even doable unless you accompany every meal with a protein shake?

>>42084216
Practiced Spanish.
IF today, stomach staying strong from hunger.
Got ahead at work. I handle airline audits as part of my job. Ready for that shit.
Later, go to the gym with my mom. Start teaching her compound movements. DL for starters. OHP tomorrow.

>>42090849
The sticky says 1 gram per pound of body weight. 85.8 kilos = 189 pounds = 283.5

>>42090849
>>42090860
*1.5 grams per pound of body weight

>>42090860
Are you retarded?

>>42090869
Probably.

>>42090818
Please help me

>>42089800
The book How to Become a Straight-A student by Cal Newport has some useful techniques, and it's only like 100 pages long.

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>>42090860
>>42090867
It says 1 gram per pound, and not 1.5, but you could just get some protein powder if you have trouble getting enough protein from food.

>>42091162
The sticky says 1.5 for cutting.

>>42091172
How long have you been lifting? If you didn't lift before, I wouldn't really worry about muscle loss and therefore about protein intake, it's really only a problem for people with significant muscle mass.

>>42091209
So I can just stick with the 1 gram per pound if I'm only now starting to lift? That's a little easier to reach, thanks.

I've been losing weight steadily in the last couple months, and now I'm about 4-6 kilos from my goal weight. The problem is that I have an injury that prevented me from lifting in the last couple years, so I will inevitably end up looking kinda skinny (not as skinny as some of my friends who are otherwise athletic tho). I've recently found out how to treat my injury, and the pain has noticeably decreased after one and a half week, but this caused me to lose some of my motivation to lose weight. I mean I give less of a shit about weight loss now that I know I will most likely be able to go back to lifting and can acquire an actually good body instead of a skinny one, even though I should definitely still lose those 4-6 kilos. I also got really fucking tired of cycling, I always go on the same trail, and it's just so fucking boring. I didn't want to start running until after I've lost all the weight, but I guess I'll start running today.

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>>42084216

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Still a complete fucking loser at 22 but at least I'm enjoying my efforts at the gym, and I finally have another job lined up. It's looking stable for the immediate future, but not very hopeful.

I really need to get my passion for drawing back, or develop a love for something else. It's all so empty and dull.

>>42091538
Thank you for this image.

>>42089293
Good man, keep it up!

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>>42091541
did you draw that? it's pretty good. I draw too.

>>42091984
Fuuuck no I did not draw that, I stick mostly to pencil sketches when I do draw these days. I posted Marina because she's the best thing Nintendo has made in a long time.

Nice anime tiddies btw, loving the effort put into the scenery.

>finally got the "if you're hungry drink water" mentality to click
If the water doesn't fix it, I drink more, and if that doesn't work I eat fruit/veg/nuts/seeds, and if I don't want those I just ignore it or chew a piece of sugar free bubblegum (not more than 4 total per day)

Hit the gym, then stressed over work.

Applied for army and i'm in, but I can't decide between infantry and being a clerk (less running means I can keep weightlifting, but who the fuck joins the army to sit at a desk).

Help me out here /sig/bros, what is your wisdom?

>>42090706
Sorry for the late response.
Try [ http://www.acaloriecounter.com ]
You can set your own goals if you want or just leave them blank.

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>>42091538
>Still needs motivation, instead of using the power of habit and planning to grind for what you want.

You don't need motivation. You need to keep youself busy, do anything, literarly. Clean your house, walk, drink some water, go pee, say hi to a friend you haven't talked in a while. JUST DONT FUCKING STAY DOING NOTHING. Habitualise yourself, stop looking at motivational bullshit. Stop and think for like 15 minutes. What do you want to do? Find some steps you need to take and start doing whatever it is. Nobody needs motivational bullshit. All you have mentally is willpower and planning. Do you want something? Get it. Try. It doesn't matter.

Everyone is different fuck motivation, find the balance between what you want to do, what you need to do in order to achieve it and finally find the mental ground where you can stand on and feel sanity and comfort. (And of course comfort is not sitting calm doing nothing, but knowing that when you self-reflect at nights and feel like shit that you didn't do enough and being able to prevent it. That is true comfort)

>>42092071
Infantry leads the way friend.
The only downside is that it doesn't set you up for a career once you get out.

I spent 4 years in and did 1 year in Afghanistan, was the best time of my life. Make sure you can walk miles with weight, ( Ruck March ) and the rest will be fine.

- 11B Vet

>>42092117
Forgot to add, there are gyms on base. You'll still be able to lift everyday after final formation. Since the gyms are on post it's always close.

>>42092117
How old were you when you did your time? Interviewer told me I was getting too old (mid 20s), before that I wouldn't have considered anything but infantry, everyone seems to have loved it.

>>42092095
The thing about habits is that they take a lot of time to develop, so using "motivation" in the stage where you're just starting to develop a habit is totally acceptable, you just have to avoid becoming dependent on it.

>>42092215
I joined at 18. There are people who join at 30+, don't let someone talk you out of anything. Also if anything is promised to you double check that it's in your contract at MEP's. Just because they say it, doesn't mean you get it.

>>42091226
yes.

>>42088141
>>42088163
>>42088296
>>42088638
>>42088987

Ffs. Don't fall for this mindless tripe. Yes I meant to quote the Evola post too.

>>42092250
OK, thanks for the advice mate.

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>>42092310
Are these decent daily goals if my TDEE is around 2400?

I added 5lbs to my deadlift and 10lbs to my benchpress.

>been running /fit/'s greyskull lp variant for about a month, been liking it so far and already seeing some modest progress
>stopped drinking and smoking weed
>been learning spanish and japanese
>also learning python
>finally recording/songwriting again after 1-2 years of writer's block
>starting nofap/noporn
>trying to get back into drawing

there are still other things I'd like to change about my lifestyle, (mainly going to bed earlier, limiting time on the internet, and meditating more), but I feel like I've got a good start so far

>>42093340
How much time do you have my guy

>>42093456
It's all about time management. I aim for about 20-30 minutes a day for these things, but I'll spend more time on some things versus others. Some days I don't get to do everything before or after work, but I've slowly been replacing my leisure time with these things

>>42092406
Nah. It's solid.
lemmyface.jpg

>>42089871
You could also just use some plastic wrap and tie it off at the top

>>42091538
Motivation is fleeting, Discipline is not

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I never knew how awesome have a set schedule is, and the effects of having a long term goal.

Wake up at 5 AM, hit the gym
Then proceed to study for the CPA exam for 8 hours.
Fucking awesome man.

How can I become more focused?
I have a hard time reading books or even listening to an album all the way through

>>42095370
Stop smoking drugs

>>42089800
Try not to get too focused on getting a 4.0, never met a prof that thought it was a good idea.
Remember a girl freaking out about getting a B+ in Organic Chemistry.
The prof responded with "if this failure to you then you are going to kill yourself if you actually try for something in life".
True desu, just get a high GPA and network.
Senior year and have had 4 B's, one was because the professor "didn't believe in grades" and the other three were bullshit. One of them was actually the prof punishing me for not doing busy work during finals week, without it I had a solid A+.

Just don't fret over things bby.
My big piece of advice to ANYONE is when presented with something difficult don't let your ego shield you.
When a problem poses difficult don't say "math is hard", say "fuck I guess I'm going to have trouble with this".
Accept you aren't perfect and keep trying, I used to be bad at math and this past summer I was BTFOing every math major in my uni and I'm not even in math.
Only difference was my ego wasn't attached to my "academic success" so I wasn't afraid of actually trying to do hard problems that I most likely wouldn't be able to find out.

anyone know what the best resource is for sales?

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>>42084216
How do I get more energy? These past few days I've been really slow and sluggish.

God fucking damn Eurobeat gets me pumped for workouts.

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>>42090424
Good luck brah

>>42091109
Cannot recommend this enough. If you want a deeper dive get deep work as well. Both are cheap but you can easily find a free pdf as well.

>>42095918
Changingminds has some stuff on sales, although I honestly have no idea. You'd probably be better off googling best books on sales