/sig/ - Self Improvement Thread

>>42432696
Hit the gym and stuck to my diet. Nothing out of the ordinary.

>>42432696
I finally learned the entire Bach lute suite in Em (BWV 996) for classical guitar. It's nowhere near performance ready, but it's super satisfying and fun to play the courante and gigue as opposed to just the Bouree that everyone knows.

Aside from that, I'm trying a rest week from lifting on a three day work week. As a result, it's hard to get around just how empty my life is without lifting, work, and music.

Thinking about finally reading Adam Smith to kill the time.

anybody have an invite link to the discord server?

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Today I fapped to the thought of gymcrush instead of porn.

>>42432696
>Woke up
>didn't have a cigarette,
>had a strong black coffee
>brisk walk to gym
>do 5/3/1 deadlift day
>Took a cold shower
>came out the gym
>didn't have a cigarette,
>briskly walked home,
>didn't have a cigarette
>made myself a 1000cal breakfast of porridge, eggs, and a shake.

Just about to continue working on a website, trying to teach myself to develop such things.

>>42432696

hit 102kg which is the heaviest I've been and I'm not looking too flabby or anything so I'm really happy, and might start my cut soon.

I also spoke to some old lady at the beach during my walk and she said god bless, so hopefully I have a solid Pull day tomorrow

>>42432696
discipline tips please, how to get more then "fuck did that yesterday cant be arsed to" mentality that i keep fucking myself over with.

>>42434059
Similar thing happened to me, was doing a lot of shit to improve my life and then i got sick couldnt stick with it. Ive been well for over a week but havent been able to get the habits back

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on 3rd day of no fap, took a cold shower, worked out.

>>42432798
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>>42434003

Good job anons

>>42434059
Sometimes you just have to do things. I spent my twenties wanting to be more this or that... you just need to do things, discipline will only get you so far.

The real deal is perseverance. Think more along the lines of perseverance rather than simply discipline.

>>42434059
>>42434076

I dunno if you guys have heaps of shit going in life or you just gym and study or something, but I used to play heaps of vidya because I had a break whilst waiting on my work placement to start, and I was unemployed but I didn't really acknowledge those things because I spent so much time gaming. Now that my pc died and I cant play for 16 hours a day I have to find shit to do because sitting around is boring af. I'm cleaning and I've picked up work and I've enrolled in another course and started learning a second language again, and I've fixed my sleeping pattern as well as walking down at the beach whenever i'm bored. I also generally feel better about myself, and it's only really been a week or two since it died.

This has happened everytime my PC dies or I move and wait on internet to be reconnected, so I've realised my computer makes me a lazy shit, and that's just me having shit control over my wants and not being able to prioritize time when I have the option to sit on a computer. If im not dumping 12+ hours a day into an mmo I realise that im just wasting days as well as my youth, and now im doing as much as I can everyday to be productive and move ahead in life.

if this isnt the case with you two, sorry for the rant but if someone reads this and it sounds familiar, try to find a way to limit your time spent on the computer or just remove it entirely and get a laptop that cant run many games.

Try and find what is holding you back or making a negative impact on your life and remove it.

>>42432696
Cycled for an hour earlier today and it was pretty alright. Thinking of making this a thing every morning on top of my afternoon/night power/weightlifting

>>42434150
Thats whats happening to me but its 4chan instead of vidya which is way more harmful imo.

Any tips on not getting overwhelmed?

So many topics to learn, so many things to try, so many directions to take. I feel like I have so many habits and hobbies I have to stick with. It's going to get worse once college starts this month.

>>42434196

Maybe just find specific times to browse or something, I only really go on /fit/ these days because /pol/ made me toxic irl and I just read during dinner/lunch.

I'll probably replace vidya with 4chan without knowing and become a toxic shut in again without realising. Maybe just go out for a run or read books and become /lit/?

>>42434205
Keep it small and see that you finish it thoroughly. Take it step by step

>>42434105
thank you, hope you're having a productive day too.

Bought new clothes for a job interview later this week

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>wokeup 3 different times and fell back asleep
>Actually woke up. Yawned, veiwed reddit for 1 hour, before hobblingover to the kitchen /diningrom area where computer was at
>Got on 4chan and debated whether to make breakfast or a late lunch, and if and when I should work out before said meal.
>Played overwatch and drank pepsi as I calculated these quantities.
>skipped breakast, make only hashbrowns (half of them fell on the floor due to inpropper methods).
>fuking kill me already.
>Put on tight workshirt that used to fit me good, and loose workpants that were always my backup trashpants.
>Belt up, and off to work.
>Made 107 tips, got my groove back. determined to hit the gym afterwards since all my shits in the trunk.
>SMoke a cig and continue home.
>eat with partner then barrage her atrocious cooking skills - committing many details
>She sleeps alone, I play overwatch for 2 hours, takepills and get hazy, then realize what a shit cycle im under. I'll wake up again tomorrow and do what I have to do
>This was 3 days go

>>42432851
Insanely impressive. Currently learning music theory and I hope one day I can be as good as you.

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I lost my virginity at the age of 25 two weeks ago.

Thanks for all the help on improving myself /fit/.

>>42432696
Started my day with meditation and did a self-motivational session after it.

Fasted and worked more on my discipline (Haven't drank alcohol in 3 years, soda for 11. Haven't smoked shit for 10. The only thing I do is drink tea /menthol, ginko, green and black/ and a shit ton of water/).

Moreover, I plan on doing my first cardio session several hours from now and finally add that to my weekly workout routine.

After that I will work towards my dream (being an one day awesome artist) and prep for my new job as a security officer.

>tl;dr - Did some good shit today and more is on the way. Life is good.

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>>42432696
I have conflicted feelings right now.
Two years ago I was /r9k/ incarnate until I finally had my self realization. I started working on my social skills, mental health and psychial well-being. I made it on a semi-level even though I was still a KV.
Last week I joined summercamp. One day I saw a girl stir at me and without thinking about it I just approched her. We started talking, and later we grabbed some beer. That night we danced and sang all night. I could have kissed her, but I didnt. We went to her cabin alone to get some things, but I didnt fuck her. I had all the cards but I didnt use them. I dindt want to feel creepy and I dindt really know what to do.
Cont.

Had the day off. Woke up, meditated, read, mowed the lawn, did some laundry and the dishes, studied Go, took my wife out for dinner, brought my food in under my calorie budget, got to sleep early.

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>>42435449
She was totally into me. She laughed at literally everything I said. She looked into my eyes and smilled all the time. It was the first time I have ever felt wantet, loved.

That night I got here number and I said I would meet her the next day. The next day I met her and we went to the nearby beach. I promised myself that I would kiss and fuck her that night, but destiny would fuck me instead.

We swam in the ocean blissfully. She went up from the water before me. Suddenly she met her former lover form the summercamp the year before. He just grabbed her hand and kissed her, right there at the beach. I was speechless. What crushed me the most was that she didnt mind.

I got so fucking angry. I wanted to butcher that dyel motherfucker, but I dint. I just left them. The next day I heard that they had fucked. i felt heartbroken and I still do. She played me, she used me like a toy.

Currently I am lifitng the feels away. From now on I will never let an opportunity slip by.

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I remember seeing similar threads on /pol/, did you migrate or is it not related?

>>42434492
Keep at it man.

I used to dread meditation but sitting formally and commiting any amount of minutes to it has really given me a refuge of total calmness where the shit of the world just drops from my mind.

>>42432696
Still think this is one of the best images ever

I just want money and gainz will I make it? I'm a virgin at 23, hated all the hedonism in college. Now I just wanna get rich and get swole.

>>42435575
Don't worry about it, take it as a lesson. You're going to brah, it's just part of the journey. Next time be more bold and take it in context - you'd only just met her so it's dangerous to assume she wants something serious.

I'm in a surprisingly similar situation to you right now, and I'm basically just going to let it be as serious as she makes it. Focus on yourself, but take opportunities as they arise.

Skelly-bro here, been browsing here and working on improving myself for the last two weeks
>started eating fruits, something I never did due to being a little bith, eating at least one or two fruits everyday now
>started eating something for breakfast, like a cereal bar or some fruit, never had breakfast before
>stopped drinking as much coffee, read here that it could help against your anxiety, and it really is helping
>trying out some veggies, now I eat carrots, lettuce and cassava, never ate veggies before
>doing one hour of exercise every fucking day, using an exercise for half an hour and doing various exercises with the help of an app for the other half, I have been a total sedentary since I finished HS in 2012
>having four meals a day, had two before
>cut all chocolate
I'll finish the app's 30 day program and hit the gym next month (not due to laziness, I really have no money to pay for gym this month since I maned up and bough a car one month ago)
I hope I make it and become a real man in a few months bros, thank you for all the help

>>42435728
>using an exercise for half an hour
Meant using an exercise bike

>>42435728
Forgot to add one important thing
>stopped watching porn and deleted my 150gb porn folder that I've been building since 2007

>>42435823
I'm at nearly 1TB from about the same time and couldn't do that, functional life so my autism says it stays
[spoiler]also failed to boner with a qt the other day please help[/spoiler]

>>42432851
Classical guitar is the superior instrument
Currently halfway through Melodia Sentimantal by Villa Lobos

Think I've found a way to beat my grazing through the day when I'm at home all day. Was already doing 16:8 IF but I'd have a huge lunch at 12:00 then graze through the day, staying full until dinner at which point I'd stuff my face again. I'm simply adding a caveat to my IF where I can only eat between 12:00-14:00 and then 17:00-19:00. It's basic but I think it's going to help me mentally stop grazing.

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Learned all the leads to No One Like You by Scorpions on guitar last night.

It's the song that made me get into guitar over 10 years ago, but I wasn't skilled enough back then and forgot about it for a long time. Feels good.

>>42432696
>woke up
>read two somewhat interesting articles
>3 eggs and 4 egg whites
>contemplate the source of my insecurities involving my relationship
>steak and rice
>about to hit the gym for a juicy shoulder session

>>42435959
I like that one, haven't heard it before. I'm going to look that up and learn it. I used to know more Villa-Lobos before I tunneled on the lute suites.

I'm staying up all night to reset an absolutely fucked sleep cycle, how do I make sure my mind doesn't screw me over by convincing me to have a 6am nap? I feel like fixing sleep is really important for productivity

>>42432696
started learning german and using habitica to motivate myself to do my to-do list