New Week, New You Edition

>What is SIG?

Self Improvement General started years ago as a means to help people achieve their dreams and to stop being helpless. We share knowledge, resources, and above all a commitment to be the best versions of ourselves.

>How do I participate?

Easy! You become a regular in the general. Adopt a posting style, a character you associate yourself with, and then hop in the general whenever you see it to update us on your progress!

>What should I improve?

Anything! Talk about fitness goals, finance, talk about your book, college, dating, ect.

Guess who didn't sleep.

>>81744486
Me cause I threw up in the middle of the night. Need to have my coffee so I can get started on work. Tired as all hell.

>>81744486
Glad you could catch the sunrise, dummy! Now go to bed!

I had a dream last night that someone agreed to give me head. Unfortunately the rest of the dream was spent on me having trouble getting to their house. I work up before she could give me head :c

Discord tranny general #2

MY ARMS STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED FROM SATURDAY AHHHHHHHHHH

>>81744574
That pain means even more growth, anon! Great job!

I have a lot going on today, but primarily I am preparing for my trip to China
bump!

woke up to mother and sister fighting again. haven't been able to sleep since. we're currently running on energy reserves. i am weirdly horny but i'm not interested in masturbating right now. gonna go for a walk.

also as i was typing this i just saw a huge ass spider crawl on my bed and disappear. i'm used to it...

>>81744657
Yeah, you break those wrists ai-anon!

Hey! I got dressed nice to tell you that we also have a server! It's at MVYmFghK
Use it to join a supportive community! :3

LEAD.
NEVER
FOLLOW.

>>81744870
Where is Jazz from? What kind of dress is that?

>>81744870
How gay is this discord? Am I still allowed to join despite being straight and thinking gay people are icky (feminine twinks are okay)?

I skipped the gym all last week because I am lazy as Hell. I need someone to yell at me to do leg day today

>>81744885
My family is from Peru! :3 living in New Mexico now though lol
it's just a basic montera and poncho style dress

>>81744921
There's nothing wrong with being gay! It's more active than I thought it would be. If you come in and don't take it seriously or make anyone uncomfortable you're OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>81744940
That's why in the server we have a progress monitoring channel, so you can wake up, post your goal, and then you're intrinsically motivated to want to get it done & post updates for everyone! >:3

>>81745032
>don't take it seriously
Can I just mostly lurk or is participation required?

>>81745044
LURKERS WILL NE PURGED!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA
nah jk just post once a week lol

>>81745253
Fine... Ugh...
I'll join in a few days when I'm no longer busy procrastinating by browsing 4chan.

>>81744483 (OP)
I think I will start participating in these. However I am in a weird place.
>Fitness goals
took a month off. My fridge died and cooking is a major pain when fridge is dead and I mostly ate like shit cause not much healthy fast food and cooking usually had to consist of non parishable carbs. I should be doing a fast and going back to lean high veggie/meat low carb again soon.
>finance
I'm solid. I have a home, a lot of savings. Should probably buy a few CD's. Work handles 401k. Not "rich" but I don't have to worry about money.
>college
Been done for a while. Waste of time. Went trades and make more with better benefits.
>dating
Oh boy, this is complicated. I do okay with women. I was a massive whore in highschool and college. Last girl I was fucking got married. She will still have sex with me but shit is weird.
I have a hard time talking to new women.
After COVID it's like they all became brainwashed narcissists that use psychology terms to justify self indulgent destructive behavior. They don't haved personalities, interests, a sense of humor and are only focused on building themselves as some sort of retarded "brand."
They are so fucking stupid they legit believe everything they see on social media.
>What should I improve?
I need to make new friends but it's hard. Slowly friends have wittled away and I am in a somewhat vulnerable place where if an emergency happened it would be difficult to find someone to rely on.
I have work aquentences. I have positive interactions with strangers. People find me funny. However I do not use social media anymore cause it isn't fun and is just a liability.
It's too forward to ask for a phone number, and being honest a lot of "old friends" either become the kind of people you don't wanna be friends with (druggies, party obsessed, single moms, or the kind of loser that brags about everything on social media) or aren't very trust worthy.

I have trouble navigating the new social landscape.

>>81745270
Hey, dummy!
It's the start of a new week!!!
Quit goofing off and GET TO WORK!!!!!

>>81744501
>>81738156
I'm waiting, studio-orighibli.

>>81745646
Hey, that's more than most people! Great job!
Making friends is the eternal struggle of adulthood. You're free to join our community and be a long time fixture :3

>>81745769
ALL PERVERTS MUST DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM NOT INTERESTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>81746293
yeah I don't live up to the stereotype of an /r9k/er. To be honest I have gotten sick of women cause they really are that horrible lately and I genuinely would rather not be an emotional tampon that they abuse to feel powerful.
>Making new friends
I feel disconnected from people since 2020. People overall have lost their minds. I have made sarcastic jokes,for an example (I usually avoid politics but this joke is a great example of my sense of humor) "oh man who knew the war with Ukraine was the cure for COVID and the lockdowns" or and people will sincerely stare and be like "war doesn't cure viruses"...
Not joking back
Being 100% sincere and serious
They genuinely don't understand sarcasm or jokes and only laugh at stupid tiktok slop that is loud noises and silly dances that aren't funny and always boil down to "when X happens (Cue song and dance)"

I have limited ability to look up community events (not on social media and all the people running events only create facebook pages to promote their event).
But I have slowly started going out to things alone and take pictures of stuff (not to post, for me and for my memories)
I am uncertain how much of it is me being the problem and how much is I'm not crazy, people are brainwashed and retarded now.
While normally I would focus on me and say its delusional to consider everyone but myself the problem, I can pinpoint this back to COVID and a general divide amongst people and am seeing articles saying shit like "Men please come back we miss you"

There isn't an easy answer.
Part of it is I am very low trust and very scared to open up.
Part of it is people suck.

>>81746595
You should join our community via Discord! :3
I think your healthy worldview would be good for everyone

>>81746478
You know it would look nice.
What she is wearing looks somewhat like a swimsuit anyway.

ai spam makes this thread unbearable

What's the point? I have been self improving for over a year and nothing to show for it

>>81747020
Yeah even OPs answers sound like generic ai slop, all just to promote another discord server.

>>81746980
>Discord.
Oh boy, no thank you.
I used discord in the past and the software is alright, but fuck me does it does it make people act fucking insane over time.
Also I need something IRL. Being "friends" with some discord kitten on anothef continent doesn't do me much good.

Another issue is videogame lobbies are ghost towns now. Before I would meet random people all the time and have fun saying and doing dumb shit...
Now I live in a world where no one gets jokes, everyone is a hypersensitive report faggot, if people talk to you it's cause they want something from you, no one treats anyone like people, no one enjoys being around other people, everyone just scrolls brainrot apps and laughs at dumb shit that isn't funny.

>>81747020
i'd be down to draw some pictures for them of the character, if they asked. Spamming ai content sorta makes me not want to interact with the thread. might just be because i'm a drawfag though, maybe others won't care.

>>81747479
>might just be because i'm a drawfag though
Why do you artfags get so butthurt over AI art anyway?

>>81747020
>>81747082
HEY! I'm great!
>>81747479
Go for it if you want! I'm not a character, this is what I actually look like lol

>>81747622
because i had to work sooo hard just to become slightly above mediocre, and now anyone can generate pictures that are on par with what i can do in like, 5 seconds. it wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that a.i can only do that because it mass harvested real artist's work without their permission, and is now trying to replace them. it was already impossible to make money/prove yourself as an artist, now it's even closer to impossible hahaha
is what it is though.

>>81747661
woman try not to tell everyone you're a woman and make a spectacle of it on 4chan challenge (impossible)

>>81747673
So it's jealousy? I get that. I still think there will always be a market for human art, though.
>>81747661
>op is a positive-minded tomboy with short hair
Holy shit I want to kill myself.

>>81747673
Hey! The world will always need artists. Don't think for a minute I consider myself one just because I have access to a computer.
Wanna show off some of your original work here?
>>81747729
Life's worth living! I've tried to kill myself before, it usually doesn't work out.

>>81747782
>Life's worth living! I've tried to kill myself before, it usually doesn't work out.
Uh, not literally. I meant it more in a figurative way.
I hope you're doing better now, anon.

>>81747807
Yeah life's chill. I wish the US didn't hate immigrants but that's about it:P

>>81747812
>I wish the US didn't hate immigrants
You and me both.

>>81746595
This entire post is Real Powder

>>81746595
I feel like I should tell you that I completely agree with your findings.
It actually caused me to withdraw from society quite a bit.

>>81747976
Does withdrawing from society feel good?
How do you re-enter society?

>>81748094
>Does withdrawing from society feel good?
Yes, lots of time for hobbies. Also allows me to talk to cute anons on the internet.
>How do you re-enter society?
By simply re-entering it. Unfortunately, there is no society to re-enter anymore.

I asked AI to outline my current body now and to show me what I'll look like once I put on another inch on my arms and two inches on my shoulder circfuemrnce and cutting down to 10% boyfat. The after outline seems unrealistic honestly but we will see.

>>81748130
That's an intense build Anon, are you really that close?

Day 1 of cardio and intermittent fasting so that I can feel more confident while I hate jews and LGBT people.

Guys, I have 0 friends and only ever communictate with my parents and brother. Where can I meet people around 22 y/o that are interested in business/entrepreneurship?

>>81748559
>Where can I meet people around 22 y/o
Hell-
>that are interested in business/entrepreneurship?
I don't want to invest in your crypto coin.

>>81748389
The before certainly looks like me. It outline my body based on a pic. I don't know about the after. I'm very blackpilled on my chest. If I get a chest like that, I would be very happy.

>>81748486
I'm supportive of the discipline you have (if not the reason for why), great job!
>>81748559
Well, what kind of business/entrepreneurship do you do? I honestly have met the most people in my city from Facebook Groups. Every city or town seems to have one!!!!!

Tell us about yourself, Jazz!

>>81748832
She's not gonna fuck you, bro.
Maybe if you join the discord.

>>81748832
I'm 27!
I like fitness!
I like helping people be the best versions of themselves!
I live with my mom!

Where you born a women or at what age did you decide that you were one

>>81749055
DO YOU SERIOUSLY JUST THINK WOMEN DON'T EXIST? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

>try to cut down on fried and fast food
>try to save money
>buy weights and start lifting (not super heavy, but enough)
>start using treadmill before weights
>drink more water, less sugary stuff like punch and soda
>drink protein shakes, eat protein bars
>try to cut down on portion sizes (i get hungry after long shift)
>try to relax more and not get as frustrated at small things like bad drivers
It's slow progress but I think it will work

>>81749124
Great job! You're already doing more than most people believe it or not. Now it's all about consistency.

im awful how do i become good

>>81749153
Be less vague, for starters. What's wrong?

>>81749153
just b urself
but for real this time
no more lying

>>81749071
it's just you have the same name as that jazz jennings character

>>81749239
It's A NICKNAME for Jaylani, is that ALRIGHT WITH YOU?

>>81749263
>Jaylani
Jaylani, oh goodness. Are you close with your parents why did they name you that

>>81749263
I honestly did not think you were a woman
Will you lick my feet?

>>81749263
That's not a peruvian name

Sorry turkey legs I don't speak jive

I'm not sure if this fits here, but I am trying (mostly procrastinating) to learn how to code, use linux, pcs in general.

I really want to make the switch to linux since windows 10 is going to die in october, but I sometimes feel too retarded to actually learn it. I already can install basic programs on linux, go through the file manager, and even manage d to use i3 (although I wasn't able to configure it).

I am also trying to learn C using youtube videos. The last time I've learned anything about C was in January, but I want to get back into it soon.

Make a back up of your Windows 10 so that you can reload to this current state if needed in the future incase you get wiped out somehow

I bought todoist pro to get serious about it

Mixed results but I shouldn't have made 100 tasks like a retard.

>>81749621
I don't know if I'd ever want to go back to windows once I switch to linux. I kind of hate it.

>>81748579
>>81748592
I want to get to know people who are interested in building profitable businesses with teams and operations. Not crypto, dropshipping, online course shit.

Currently I run a brick and mortar service based business as a side-hustle.

>>81749670
You're in a den full of penniless losers, anon.
I don't think you shall find what you're looking for, but I hope you will nonetheless.

I would love to be in business if I didn't have to work with anyone else or see anyone else or talk to anyone else. Basically the whole world I am terrified of and don't think there is anything good out there at all.

>>81749310
>>81749391
I LIKE MY NAME!!!!!!!!!!!
IS YOUR NAME THE MOST ETHNIC EXPRESSION OF YOUR RACE???????
I DIDN'T THINK SO!!!!!! REAL HUMANS EXIST CHARICATURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>81749797
I think that's technically possible. Just start a newsletter, build a digital product or learn to code something.

>>81747976
I'm just tired of getting burned.
And before it maybe minor things here or there but now people are straight up shameless.
>>81748094
>Does withdrawing feel good
Not necessarily, but it feels safer.
You can't get attacked. You don't have people do shitty things to you then get mad at you for what they did to you.
I miss people. I miss talking and hanging out with people.
But COVID broke peoples brains.
>How do we re-enter society.
I am not gone. I go out I do stuff and I have acquaintances. People find me charming for the most part.

I usually try and approach things from the angle of "what can I do differently", but as of post covid it really is me being on guard.
If people stop being brainwashed by politics and retarded social media trends I'll be around chillin with my doggo

>>81744483 (OP)
Btw i respect what you are trying to do OP.
Trying to keep people from falling through the cracks is something we need more of in this world

>>81744483 (OP)
Finally got to diagnosing the board I was working on. Figured out what died so.seeing what else it took out before I inform the customer the parts I need to order for it..

>>81750003
please laylani please please please lick my feet I am begging

>>81747661
You purposely ignored me.
For liking Japanese swimsuits?
What did I do that was so wrong?
I just want to see her in a swimsuit...
Is it really too much to ask for?

quit cigarettes today. day 1 went smoothly. I plan on getting my ass back in the gym too as soon as I get my hands on membership money.

I think I'll reward myself with a new fragrance once I hit a good enough no-smoke milestone.

>>81744483 (OP)
Going to learn how to shoot well and try to get my sprint time up. I want the Feds who follow me never to feel like their jobs are in jeopardy nor I do I want them feeling like they could take me down with zero collateral.
If The State is going to assassinate me for anti semitism I want it to be big numbers.
Lots of agents.
This is expensive but personally I think it is worth it if I get to waste the time of some federal employee even for just 15 minutes during his morning briefing. Good.

>SELF IMPROVEMENT
>...AI shit spam
Are you genuinely unaware or just pretending not to notice

>>81751556
I'm not interested in art as a hobby, duh!
These pics are all mad disposable to frfr

Gonna go to the ward, meet people, hit the weights there
Seriously reduce booze consumption
Try to reconnect with a friend who ghosts me ("a-anon, I swear, it's the benzos and depression" fuck off, you were depressed before but texted me every 5 minutes)
Get a job

>>81749165
>Be less vague, for starters. What's wrong?
everything
>>81749202
i tried and it sucked

Hey Jazz can I move in with you and your mom and help you take care of her we can get married or whatever

I hope anons achieve their goals!

>>81752445
what if my goal is to kms

I want to self improve by getting Jazz Pregnant!! :3c

Another day of eating fast food, drinking soda and masturbating but you boys behave yourselves.

sex with jazz.

>>81744483 (OP)
art progress whatever
today i made one painting, sketched out around 4 others
i am a quick painter, i need to finish all by friday because theyre for a gallery (randomly joined in because theyre all going to be sold and my friend's organizing, i could use the cash)
didnt do much studies bcs i was busy doing that and had to go to a drs appt that lasted nearly 4 hours and then i had to get food etc etc
hopefully tomorrow i practice some more useful stuff

>>81752710
am i your moid crush that you're drawing getting fanal fucked?

>>81744483 (OP)
Jazz are you taken? Asking for a friend :3

>>81753016
Hey Jazz, I'm this guy's friend. Are you taken? Asking for myself.

>>81752174
>i tried and it sucked
Only because you haven't found the right people yet.

how do i sig?

Last bread I said I was gonna do 50 bicep curls that day. Managed 40, not what I wanted but better than nothing.

>>81755832
Through introspection.
Who are you now? What do you wish to become? How are you able to achieve this?
Then it's simply a matter of doing exactly that. If you encounter questions you don't know the answer to, feel free to ask them here.

I've been having issues with concentration and attention span.
I heard that cutting caffeine and alcohol could help.
I already don't drink coffee, but I tried going dry for the entire month of june.
It made no difference.
Which is good because it means I wasn't consuming too much alcohol.
I had a drink saturday evening.
I'll keep that schedule and only drink once a week, or less.

>>81755918
>Which is good because it means I wasn't consuming too much alcohol.
No, it means that your body has built a massive resistance to caffeine/alcohol.
You need a multiple month-long detox if you want to feel an actual difference.

I'm coming up on 3 months clean from weed. I never did massive amounts, but I had been smoking some near enough every evening consistently for the past few years, with occasional 2-3 week tolerance breaks.

I feel generally a bit better but its not quite the total reincarnation I was hoping for. I expect by 6 months I'll feel substantially better. Hopefully.

>>81755975
I doubt one glass of rhum per week at the very most has built a massive tolerance and if that were the case I would have felt withdrawal within the month, not "oh wow nothing has changed"

>>81756112
>one glass of rhum per week
You talked as if you were drinking daily lmao

>>81756121
Nah, I was just curious to see if it would help and turns out it didn't, that's all.
I've always been careful with alcohol. I really do like some drinks for the taste but I've seen what alcoholism does and it's fucking scary. I'm not even taking chances to fall in too deep.

>>81756138
Good on you. Alcohol is both the best and worst friend of mankind.

>>81756166
That's why I was being a bit paranoid about it but I guess it's fine at my pace then. I'll keep up with the moderation because I'll be damned if a nice spiced rhum isn't great when you're done with a really shitty week in the wage cage.
I just don't ever want to let it take over. I've seen some guys decline in real time because of the constant wine drinking at all hours of the day. I swear, excess of it just makes you retarded over time. Scary stuff.

Ooh nice thread! I hope it becomes a regular thing. There were self-improvement threads in the past too, right? Is this a new one with a consistent OP?

no point in SIG if you're sub5...

I've been learning guitar with incelcore songs. Im just getting comfortable with moving between a few chords and actually pressing down on the frets properly, but it's been fun. I only have an acoustic guitar so I can't properly mimic many of them (which rely on distortion) but there's at least a few which are neat.

Currently I can strum:
>https://soundcloud.com/cyborg9k/postmodern-dreams
And the main (post intro) part of:
>https://soundcloud.com/steakfry/deep-tho-ugh-t

>>81757428
Are you comfortable posting a vocaroo? I'm curious to hear what you sound like!

>>81756989
I know this post in particular is just a shitpost, but to anyone seriously thinking like this: you self-improve for yourself, not for others.

>>81757428
I had less luck with my experiment of learning the guitar, fucking made a string snap loose, ordered a replacement string

>>81757461
Deep in Thought (Shitty but easier to play F chord ver): https://voca.ro/1cCYecWn4djV
Deep in Thought (Better but still altered F chord ver): https://voca.ro/1gUXCnj68MTf

The entire song (post intro) is just this progression a few dozen times. In the first, I'm playing a partial F chord (because the fingering is tough lol) with only DGB on frets 321, respectively. On the second, I'm playing ADGB on frets 3321, respectively. The song's chords are C, Em, and F. Moving between my simpler version of F chord to C chord is much easier than the full (or even partial) chord, so I don't pause in that one.

(Part of) Postmodern Dreams: https://voca.ro/12agvlX9NZZY
Again, I'm hesitating to use full chords due to how awkward they physically feel, so my B and F# chords are funny. This song uses no unique strumming pattern, so it's easy to play but hard to differentiate rhythm imo. I was also stopping the guitar's noise inbetween each chord just to make it clearer what's what (at least imo). The chords are: E, A, B, Am, and F#. Don't mind the "Fucking F chord" lmao.

Picrel is the chord progression I made myself for Postmodern Dreams to help me figure out what I'm doing.

>>81757620
F broski.

Morning everyone, I didn't expect this thread to still be up!
I think my laptop died. I'll try to respond to everyone when I figure out what's up but I'm not good with technology haha
If you wanted to talk, you could always join the SIG Server :3 MVYmFghK

>>81752719
are you chihiro fujisaki from the visual novel danganronpa: trigger happy havoc originally released on november 25th, 2010 in japan on the playstation portable?

>>81757736
cover snailman by gez its easy and cool

>>81756961
Yeah! We're actually the same people that made the last one. It's actually the same Discord community too, we just did a mass purge and restarted.

>>81758270
>I think my laptop died.
If you want tech support, just say the word.
>have you tried plugging it in a power source different than the one you usually use for over eight hours?