Welcome back to /SIG/!How have you improved yourself this week/month/year? Share your successes, failures, methods, resources, suggestions and everything in between.Basic recommendations:>Create more order in your life. Live by a routine and set goals. Use a calendar and stick to it as closely as possible.>Eliminate any unproductive or time-wasting habits (watching YouTube, browsing /b/, etc.)>Maintain a clean living space and practice basic hygiene habits.>Maintain consistent sleep patterns (at least 8 hours).>Engage in regular exercise, at least 3 days per week. Lifting/sports/cardio are all great.>Consciously manage your diet.>Explore new hobbies and interests regularly. Get a hobby that isn't exercise or work. If your hobby is video games, expand on that. Create content (guides, videos, etc.) for your favorite game or contribute your skills to an indie game project.>Read non-fiction, watch talks/documentaries.>Learn to focus + meditate>Simplify your life. Work, hobby, socialize, eat, exercise, and sleep should be 90% of your day.For basic exercises, read the /fit/ sticky (https://liamrosen.com/fitness.html) and use the resources provided.If you want to lose weight, check out the Fat Loss General here on /fit/ and the resources provided.If you want to learn new languages, check out the Language Learning General on >>/int/Want to get advice on your relationship or getting that girl you like? >>/adv/Resources:>/SIG/ MEGA folder with useful information made by /SIG/anon, including but not limited to book recommendations, guides, exercises, etc.:https://mega.nz/folder/Lro2TQxT#xGKCfbRYvE5cUkCPZyjzGA/folder/L7RDBDBC>/SIG/ sticky:https://newarcitea.neocities.org/>Basic information hub for fitnesshttps://thefitness.wiki/Prev: >>77199908 (Cross-thread)archive link https://desuarchive.org/fit/thread/77199908/
everyone below this point is going to make it
>>77240224I like these threads, despite my utter incompetence to implement any kind of positive long-term changes in my life at all. But I ought to keep trying, since giving up is the first step towards a slow (metaphorical and literal) death
>>77240226love u
>>77240224true
>>77240224
The more I optimize the worse I feel. I cut with most things that I thought they would nuke my attention span and motivation (weed, social medias, pornography, youtube etc) hoping I can find a way to study Cybersecurity certs atleast for 2 hours a day after work. Fact is that I am doing even less than before and my mind is constantly racing and my attention span is non existent even with no other stimulations other than a book. I live in a country where ADHD isn't a thing so I can't even be sure I have it. I was thinking on hopping on some nootropics like modafinil or other stuff I've been reading online because I feel so bad being a failure and I want to change for good
>>77240224where do I find communities of more people like me on the internet?Everywhere I look it's either dead or full of losers. I feel like there is no place for me on the internet. /SIG/ threads are not enough for me.I just want to talk to people who are not obese, are not obsessed with porn and don't treat talking to women like some unachievable task.
>>77240413this
I've read>how to win friends and influence people>art of war>12 rules by peterson>48 laws of power>atomic habits>the art of not giving a fuck>the art of the deal>meditations of auruelius(stoic)>4 hour work week>the secret>rich dad poor dad and the sequelAnd yet my life still sucks. I tried doing that weird thing that auruelius says and started thinking about the worst things that could possibly happen and it ended up just making me sad and ruined my day instead of making it easier because those things weren't going to happen. *sigh*
>>77240226WAGMI
>>77240224>>77240226thanks frensI am in a place in life were most other people would have gotten fat and letting many things go.Thanks to sig and years of dedication, the intrinsic motivation/dedication is so strong that I can keep going as usual.Mentally wayyy beyond a normal limit which would have fucked up many other people but I can still thrive.Let's push through this shit and keep going!IF I CAN MAKE IT YOU CAN MAKE IT!
Cycled 37km, doubling my previous longest distance, yesterday.Got my first ever pull-ups as a 3x3 this week.Finally threw out all my L clothes and replaced them with M. On course to be 185lbs by my beach holiday in June (started at 235 last year)Enquired about taking a degree (I'm 41) in the Classics at university. Going for a Bench PR tomorrow lads, wish me luck.
>>77240413The /sig/ discord used to be like this. A ton of different channels based on topics/hobbies etc. Met a few people on there that I still talk to. Mod just became a retard and banned half the users and then deleted the server. New server is almost completely dead.
Today I saw a skinny high schooler bench 295 for 3 reps. I feel envious, but more importantly I want to surpass him. What's the best benching routine? I'd ideally like to bench 2-3 times a week
>>77240919You make things better by doing things, by taking action. Some of those books may help, but books can only help you understand your experiences. If you aren't out there living your life, none of the books are going to help you.Go on an adventure.
>>77241439>Go on an adventure.lmao I can't believe someone posted something so retarded
Mewing is impossible. You're supposed to create suction on the roof of your mouth, in the back? And hold it all day and night? I already have an decent jawline and I never mewed in my entire life, and my tongue naturally rests simply where it is. Why do people claim that mewing is supposed to be normal? You're tongue is supposed to be normally touching your entire roof?>>77240919Try reading an actual novel. You're just reading shallow self-help books written by people with no life experience or wisdom. Aurelius is an exception but that philosophy is too remote from modern life to have a lot of applicability. Try reading Tolstoy instead.
>>77240226Everyone above this comment will never get fit
>>77241710knower
I just spent 400 on amazon. I need to learn how to save money.....30M with 5k on bank....
>>77241731Shit
>>77241731I spent 300 on a phone I didn't need (my iphone is 2 years old). I have 3k in bank and no incomeI will be returning today though for a total net loss of like $40
>>77241740Hope wish you the best bro
>>77241731I have a huge shopping addiction too. Hundreds of thousands blown on shit with nothing to show for. It's not worth it bros, focus on relationships and fulfillment and purpose.
I'm in sort of a crisis and I have no resources or support to help me get out of it. I am thinking about taking my tent and go innawoods for three days with no food and only water, no phone and taking mushrooms
>>77241826You can just do that at home. Not a good idea to trip when you are down on your luck and in a bad place in life, you will have bad experience usually.
>>77240919Most self help books aren't very good relative to the broad expanse of real literature. Meditations is genuinely good but based off what you're saying I feel like you didn't really apply it properly. Rummaging about worst case scenarios that won't happen and that aren't in your control is the opposite of what stoicism is
>>77240224I'm a pretty well-adjusted and social guy in my late 20s who's done my share of dating. Serious dating, casual dating, beat girls, hot girls, everything in between. I've started seeing this new girl recently and I'm unusually smitten and self conscious around her. She's genuinely so fucking hot and cool and I feel like I'm losing my mind. We've been seeing each other for like two months and have fucked several times and I'm still filled with anxiety that I'm going to fuck it up or that she's going to "see through me,"Anyone have any reading material to center myself or something along those lines?
>>77243921Honestly you're already doomed since your frame is weaker than hers. If you suspect she's genuinely into you then love her back unconditionally if she's worth it. Otherwise you have to reframe it as she's lucky to have you and there's no need for all that anxiety and effort in hiding who you really are.
How do you keep the will to improve going after the mania ends? Everything feels so meaningless and grey once I come down, and I can't make a single argument for not just flaking on everything and drinking in front of the computer.
>>77240224What if I’m one of those red goats?Is it over for me?
>look like shit in all my pictures>hate all my progress pics for that reason>decide to anglefraud and light fraud for fun>shut off all front facing lights, turn on one to the side that hits the muscles and makes them look more defined, find most favorable angle that makes the arms and chest look wide and start flexing>snap pic>instantly change from NGMI trash to greek god (not really but the difference was shockingly significant)sometimes it really is that easy.
>>77243946we're all the goats. no one is perfect. we all have moments of weakness, don't let it get you down.
>>77244020(You)’re the blue goat
>everything men do is for pussyThere are so many people on the on self improvement train the past two decades it's unreal, and I'm not talking about gym because many of them don't even hit the gym but instead do other activities, I'm talking about making money, being social, doing activities, hobbies, just keeping busy in general and making their life as interesting as possible to attract pussy. They are doing all that for pussy, constantly chasing a better looking pussy, younger, fresher, etc. until eventually they find one they are satisfied with so they can fertilize it but even then many of them continue to chase pussy on the side. Some of these boomers are 70+ and still chase pussy, that's right many divorced boomers have girlfriends, just look at that tremendous Eastwood faggot who found a new pussy at 70 or 80 and married for the 6th time. Not to mention famous chads like Julio Iglesias who had thousands of pussies throughout his life.All that self-improvement, customs, social mores, hobbies, cultural events and other activities people do is to attract pussy so they can breed the next generation of goyim cattle and feel desired, loved and appreciated by their pussy and progeny.
New 10k PR (54:01) and new low BW (85.4kg), and a big steak and egg salad for lunch.
>>77244060thanks bro, you are too you just gotta believe it
