Mid-Week Check In 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.

If you're looking for ways to jump in, here's a few questions you can try answering!

>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?

>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?

I really gotta start losing some weight

>>81769494
Hiii! I basically want Jazz to fall in love with me!
>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
I want to make enough money that Jazz loves me!
>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
I want to be sexy enough for Jazz to have sex with me!
>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
See career goals!
>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
I hate being single, I need Jazz's kisses!
>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I'm more than ready, it's just a question whether Jazz is ready or not

>>81769494

>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

I enrolled in a course for Jura (German law) in the university of Augsburg since I have failed the interview for the Judiciary position of Rechtspfleger (unique area of expertise, only exists in Germany and Austria). Will go for about 6-7 Years with another 2 years of internship of internship before the final exam. But parallely I try to apply for the Rechtspfleger a second time next year, hopefully it will work out next time

>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

Not being a skinfag anymore and generally getting more strength and visible muscle mass. Whether it's a lean bodybuild or the one of a typical strongman is not decided yet, but I think it will lead to the former.

>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?

Nothing desu. I'm not a particularly materialistic person and in university I don't have many means to get money anyway. What's important is that I have saved up enough to get myself thorugh the next years with the help of my parents.

>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?

I'm fucked. I improved my social skills by a great amount over the last few months and made many great friends, but as nice they are: none of them could be considered close friends. I like them, but it's not a deep relationship. I also gave up trying to date women, even if a girl gets magically interested in me, she will most likely have too much of a different personality to form an intimiate relationship with me.

>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?

Don't have many hobbies. I will probably try to read more, but as it currently stands I don't have much free times in my hands.

I am terrified of the stove but I still cook often. I must conquer the fear.

>>81769539
I KNEEL.

>>81769417 (OP)
I dislike the AI slop art for this thread but I do love the concept.

>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
Get a job.

>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
Lose 20 lbs more. (Sitting at 84kgs / 185lbs right now.)

>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
Save money from my job, I don't know yet.

>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
Yeah, I need to be a better friend and work on my social skills. Sometimes, since I was alone as a kid and teen, it's hard to give a fuck even if it makes me happier, helps others, and improves your life. Its hard not to fall back into the same socially isolating patterns I am used to.

>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I could draw with more persistence and skill, but I am so tired and I hate myself.

>>81769517
That's the right idea! What's your diet looking like?

>>81769494
>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
My career goal is to become Jazz's Husband
>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
To have sex with Jazz for 2+ hours straight.
>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
To make Jazz get a job with income and give me some of it.
>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
I just need Jazz.
>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I am ready to get down on one knee.

>>81769417 (OP)
All I really need and want is to make some more money, but I don't know how. I just keep obsessing over this shit the entire time and it's making me waste my life.

>>81769539
>>81769730
Die!
>>81769736
Well, what do you do for money now?

>>81769766
I just want money because it's the only thing holding me back from marrying Jazz.

>>81769766
>Well, what do you do for money now?
Nothing (in between jobs). I learned programming and gamedev but it's basically worthless now in the AI age.

>>81769809
Well that's unfortunate. I don't know much about tech, can you lie to people and claim you're an expert on AI? Go all in on that and fake it until you make it?

I just read the other threads and let me get this straight
You're
>Peruvian immigrant
>Gym teacher
>Appear to be tomboyish in features
>Willingly come to /r9k/ to give advice and coach robots through self improvement
>I can post a problem I'm having in this general and you'll respond to it enthusiasticly with a cute piece of art
And this service you're offering is free? Why the fuck are you doing this? How did you even end up on 4chan?

But self improvement doesn't work. No amount of exercising, cold showers, clean eating, or whatever other time wasters people do will ever fix anyone here.

>>81769905
Well I've used /r9k/ off and on since 2012, my older brother introduced me to /b/ when we were both in middle school
I started using /r9k/ because I asked what board was most like random without all the porn spam (this was before /r9k/ was like 50% porn threads lol)
I prefer 4chan since it's like, temporary, nothing we do lasts or matters and people can't just aurafarm posts and gain followers
I took a longgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg break and basically only used Discord from 2017-2024
I came back! My friend and I made a lot of OC for the board and decided to revive one of our old generals now that we're like adults and junk :3
but yeah! that's my origin story
I'm waiting for school to start back up again so I got a lot of freetime haha

>>81770075
What a stupid post! Entirely untrue.
Did it at least make you feel better?

>>81770075
yeah, i started /sig/ging since before i first saw these posts on /r9k/. i just don't like gymming, i don't like talking to people, i don't like working, i don't feel a duty or responsibility to do any of this. i've suspected i'll voluntarily not exist at some point and i'm at a point in my life where the value proposition is simply not worth pursuing except for the fact that i'm scared of death. so i might as well try again until i'm FULLY done, i just don't think it'll work out

>>81770515
Sex with Jazz's feets

Ever since I started going outside and taking pictures of nature with a shitty old camera, I've felt more... POWERFUL. It's difficult to explain.

Just wasted 8 hours edging, just like yesterday and the day before

>>81770648
>8 hours
What is your endgame?

>>81770529
Self improvement doesn't just have to be that stuff!
>Exercise & fitness
>Social skills
That's just stuff I LIKE to talk about! Self improvement can be anything!
100% complete a game! Get into speed-running your favorite!
Learn a new language!
Start a manga collection!
Visit all the museums in your state!
Take up hiking! Photography!
Bake a cake!
We aren't born to die, we're born to live! "Self improvement" is just a way of framing taking action in your life.
Yeah, normies don't have to consciously think about stuff like this. So what? They come from loving, stable homes and are normal. We aren't.
You got this! :3

>>81770656
There is no endgame
I'm a fucking animal that's all there is to it

>>81769417 (OP)
I workout Mondays - Saturdays being Boxing day But I have zero motivation for core exercise, I'm not a fat fuck but still it would be nice to have a better core.
Idk, just the main issue I have with working out. I hate being lazy

I'm practicing self improvement today by having a nice cold delicious Bang's. I'm improving my happiness.

>>81770596
Share your pictures!!!!!!!!!!! >:3
Also, we have a self promo area of our server! If you had a blog or social media for your pictures you should shill it: MVYmFghK

>>81769417 (OP)
>Picked up an OMAD diet
>Going on frequent walks
>Stopped watching porn
Am I gonna make it?

>>81770914
Heck yeah! What have your one meals a day been looking like?
Do you still masturbate or did you just cut out the porn? :3

something happened in my brain earlier this year and I have become relentlessly sigma ever since. I cleaned my room in one afternoon, something i had been putting off for years and trying to do piecemeal before that. I started going to the gym regularly, I bought an airfryer and started cooking meat and making sure I get lots of protein every day. I bought a bunch of supplements and am making sure to get magnesium and d3 every day. my mood has been better and I've been enjoying things again.


>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
keep my current job because its easy as fuck and pays well.
>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
highest weight: 338 lbs
current weight: 215 lbs
goal weight: 160-ish lbs

I would like to at least get to around 180 before the end of the year.
>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
I need bitcoin to go up because I dumped a shit ton of money in a leveraged position right before a major selloff and am down somewhere around $20k. I need to be able to liquidate some of my assets to buy a car and eventually pay out of pocket for excess skin removal surgery, but I refuse to sell at a loss.

>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
my town is small and theres not much to do, I was thinking about volunteering somewhere but I already feel like I don't have enough time to do everything I want most days and get enough sleep.

>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I keep putting it off but I want to continue self-teaching guitar. I have always had a good singing voice but I always felt it would be weird to try to perform somewhere whilst needing a backing track, feels too karaoke.

>>81770515
Self improvement is ultimately just self hatred desu which would be fine if it was actually possible to change who you are.

>>81770529
>yeah, i started /sig/ging since before i first saw these posts on /r9k/
Most of us have at some point. There is a reason this thread only shows up in bursts.

>>81770914
>starving your body
>depriving yourself mentally

>>81770928
I try not to masturbatie at all, sometimes i relapse out off habit.

The OMAD is great but tuff, I don't feel bloated anymore and it saves money.

>>81770968
>if you acknowledge any personal shortcomings and even consider changing a thing you hate yourself or something

>>81770995
Well yeah it's always desperate people with self image issues. You don't see a happy healthy person going on a "self improvement" journey. And you're not gonna stop being gay or into some weird fetish if you stop watching porn. You're not gonna become extroverted by doing sport. And so on and so on. All that stuff is determined by your childhood and genetics.
You can actually reach some mental peace by accepting yourself instead of fighting your nature.

>>81770951
GREAT JOB ANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>81771049
>Well yeah it's always desperate people with _self image_ issues.
>You don't see a happy healthy person going on a "self improvement" journey.
you speak the obvious. this does not change my opinion.
>You're not gonna become extroverted by doing sport.
amazing things happen, anon.
>You can actually reach some mental peace by accepting yourself instead of fighting your nature.
what if it's not good enough for someone. then what?

>>81770968
>>81771049
Hey, newfriend! SIG is actually one of /r9k/'s oldest generals! You will net a handful of (You)s doing this worthless bait shit, but just FYI we've heard it all before.
If you actually read the thread before posting, you'll know that we already addressed what you wrote!
>These threads only showup in bursts
Tell me you're new without telling me you're new haha lmao

>>81769766
Jazz, why is loving me such a bad thing? Am I so awful?

>>81771103
Your day will 100% not be improved by some idiot posting bait with a 3/10 3Dtrashfu, move on bruh frfr no cap on God

>>81771114
Posts should be high effort and on topic!
Being a waifufren is WEIRD! Get a hobby!

>>81771118
holy trips of truth... you're right. the stars are in favor of BELIEVING.

I'm learning to fly, Jazz. Basically my gf moved out and left me and I needed to radically reinvent myself or I was just gonna rot forever. So i started getting flying lessons. Shit is fucking expensive. I enjoy it though. There are moments where I feel totally overwhelmed, and flying in summer fucking sucks cause of how bumpy it is, but there have been moments where I just feel amazing doing it. I'm lucky there's a place pretty close to me I can do this. Accelerating a Cessna down a runway is one of those true "holy SHIT" moments the first few times you do it.

Its doing a lot to keep me together mentally at the moment. Am I gonna make it? I don't know. My instructor is a good dude and says I have a good grasp on things but I still dunno wtf I'm doing half the time. Its early days though. I like to finish what I start, so hopefully I'm gonna make it. Either that or I'm gonna crash and burn, literally. I can think of less memorable ways to go.

>>81771181
Great job, pilotanon!
What do you do during the week to be able to afford flying lessons?

>>81771263
I do have a full time job, so I can afford to do it with some sacrifices - basically since COVID the cost of it went through the roof like everything else. I regret not doing this years ago but I know I would have been too afraid to try. Its funny how things work out.

I don't think I'm gonna be one of these guys that flies for a major airline. Really I'm just doing it for fun, but maybe I could get into stuff like environmental surveys or search + rescue or something like that.

>cute AI tomboy encouraging me in anything I do
Why are you doing this to me OP

>>81771103
>what if it's not good enough for someone. then what?
Then you will suffer. Simple as.

>amazing things happen, anon.
As long as you're not doing it out discipline I think it's completely fine

>>81771108
Well we've all hear about self improvement before and all of us have tried it. I get you're like le enabler personality and want to feel great about yourself for helping people but you're really just causing more suffering.
I find your disposition towards me strange.

>Tell me you're new without telling me you're new haha lmao
This is a trite game I've been here for close to a decade. Considering your hiatus I've probably spend 10x more time than you on here.

>>81771426
>blah blah blah I'm going to armchair psychologist you and I don't need to engage with you earnestly because I already know you
Hahahahahahahahahahaha

>>81771426
>NOOOOOOO YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME I'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN YO-
*BRAP*
>LISTEN ACTUALLY MAKING A GROUPCHAT FOR PEOPLE TO BE FRIENDS AND ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER IS BAD BECAU-
*BRAP*
>PLEASE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE TREATING ME THIS WAY I JUST CAME INTO THE THREAD TO TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG AND I'M SMART BECAU-
*BRAP*
>BRAP POSTING IS FOR FARTING NOT BURPIN-
*BRAP*
>YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY READ MY POSTS AND ENGAGE WITH ME I AM WORTH TAKING SERIOUSLY
*BRAP*

>>81771442
>>81771473
topkek
I will now join your server thanks Jazz

>>81771493
No problem. You get nothing when you feed attention to dumbos lmao

ai avatar slop thread

>>81771442
>>81771473
Le projection and extremely funny humor here...

>>81771546
Oh YEAH? If I was AI, could I do THIS?
>>81771546
Broke bitch can't sustain her own thread so like a fucking barnacle you bait in a general lmaooooooo get a life
We're out here helping people and people post actively daily in the server :3 you're out here seething lmaoooooooooooooooooooo

>>81770776
>Share
i mustn't. these pictures are stupidly precious to me. their... MINE, y'know.

>>81771473
holy shit.

>>81771473
You fucking rule, Jazz.

>>81771132
Please don't laugh at my pain

>>81771724
Do you pay my mortgage?
Do you sign me checks?
Do you cook my food?
No? So I don't have to listen to you! How's it feel??? >:O

>>81771426
>Then you will suffer. Simple as.
Not true
>I get you're like le enabler personality and want to feel great about yourself for helping people but you're really just causing more suffering.
Bro sounds troubled himself
>This is a trite game I've been here for close to a decade. Considering your hiatus I've probably spend 10x more time than you on here.
Flexing your loserdom against a self improvement general, checks out!

i want to take pictures like this.

>>81771647
>their... MINE, y'know.
* they're.

>>81771741
I really like this character, is this really just AI slop?

>>81771810
It's me! Or roughly what I look and dress like. I'm a bit more tan :P

>>81771603
Half this post is just fantasizing. Level 1 self soothing behavior. Taking pleasure in other peoples misfortune alone makes me doubt your integrity.

>>81771775
>Not true
Dissatisfaction doesn't lead to suffering?

>Bro sounds troubled himself
Of course I have my troubles as a robot more than most.

>You're new!!!
no desu
>wooow what a loser he uses the site were currently on
Most self improvement people are only toxic towards themselves not others. Reflect.

>>81771924
I swear to God it sounds like a broke ahh bitch with no friends is still talking

>>81771942
Well typical discord clique stuff. I will go to bed, good night.

>>81771741
You're really mean jazz...

>>81769417 (OP)
WHAT'S GOOD FAGGOTS IT'S ME

LIFTED TODAY, IT WAS A CHEST DAY. GETTING BACK INTO A CONSISTENT ROUTINE AND DIALING IN MY DIET AGAIN, SO UNFORTUNATELY I NEED TO FOCUS ON FORM ONCE MORE LIKE A TOTAL FAGGOT. I'M FILLED WITH RAGE, PISS, AND VINEGAR.
>>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF MY FOREMAN UNTIL HE BEGS FOR DEATH
>>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
BREAK THIS FUCKING PLATEAU SO I STOP FEELING LIKE A BITCH
>>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
BUYING A DP-12 SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN. IT'S SO SEXY. SO, SO SEXY. I'D PROBABLY NAME IT 'YURI'.
>>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
PROBABLY BUT I GO OUT DRINKING AND SHIT SO IDK
>>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
NEED TO SHRED ON MY GUITAR LIKE A BADASS

>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
Change jobs maybe, or get a promo/raise but it just looks very unlikely

>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
non overweight bmi and just go exercise more regularly, hopefully my leg stops hurting

>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
None, I have a long credit and a shorter credit that I won't clear this year unless a miracle happens

>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
I don't like thinking about it

>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
My hobbies are shit, maybe it's time to go back to consooming for a while or whatever. This became a bad habit, getting here in dead times and ending up just killing all time available.

>>81772468
As foretold, in General #3: Return of the King

>>81772468
Welcome back brother, great post

>>81769494
I need to hit social life and fitness goals.

People are hard for me because I have a hard time letting new people in and don't use social media.
I don't have a simple solution because it's not just me that needs to adjust, but people have become objectively horrible post covid.

>>81769494
Are we allowed to say we want to suck on Jazz's feet?

>>81773488
To elaborate more, fitness is easier for me than people. I've dropped 100lbs before with Keto, fasting and exercise.
I'm strong more or less. Not some ripped he man but I can bicep curl 50lbs

Self-improvement is masturbation. Self destruction is better.

>>81773500
I believe so.

>>81773728
NIGGER.

>>81771516
This. I got banned for it the other day, so why can't mods be consistent.
Mine wasn't even ai.

I want to gain weight (muscle ,but also fat)
I want to learn german, french, chinese and improve at japanese
I want to memorize the 100 most commonly discussed guns and some tanks and planes, so that I can engage military autists in conversation.
I want to watch all the classic films
I want to play all the classic games.
I want to learn all the basic tabletop and card games so I can participate in social settings that way.
I want to learn programming
I want to learn drawing
I want to play the guitar and make synth music
I want to read all the classics on /lit/
I want to get into philosophy
I want to improve at trivia
I want to read more manga
I want to be up to date on political issues and have a stance prepared for debating
I want to learn how to do tricking (flips and stuff) and parkour
I want to learn social skills and how to be humorous and to be the funniest guy in the room
I'm never going to achieve all of this, am I? I want to be smarter, stronger and better looking than everyone I don't like. There are people out there with gay personalities that I fucking hate who have achieved more in life than me and that makes my blood boil.

>>81773728
zzzzzzzzzzzzPOSTED AGAIN AWARD zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

>>81773910
What I do is, I write down 10 things I can do in a day, then I pick the top 5 that would have the best impact on my life right now. Have you tried that?

>>81774788
No, but that's probably a great idea and my mom does something like that.
It's not like I get nothing done at all, but I definitely need to probably write my ideas down and structure it a little more. If I'm working on an assigned task, I sometimes get reminded of another one of the tasks I want to complete and then I become afraid that I might forget about that task and suddenly I'm doing two or three tasks at once. Sometimes I might get a new idea concerning task 2 or 3 or something and then I simply have to either take note of that idea or commence the task immediately, lest I'd forget.
Here's my anki.

>>81773500
Listen, I am NOT. INTO. THE. PERV. SHIT.
I know it's coming from the right place but even if against me, an AI representation of a woman, you need to learn how to not act like a fucking freak all the time, okay?
I love you guys. I want to see you do better. Don't drive me away.

>>81775843
Cute. CUTE! I accept Jazz

>>81775843
nta, also not a pervert
what do I have to do to make you love me?

>>81776202
Try your best every single day!
Live with passion in your heart!
Learn to love hard work!
Take care of your basic needs!
Join the Discord! :3
I'll never love you romantically (internet stranger) but if you do all that you're a friend in my book

>/sig/ relegated to /r9k/ after /fit/ tranny jannies sperged out
grim

I like Jazz (the music) and I gotta git gud at it (I suck and am rusty at all the instruments I once played)

I just done practicing tschaikovsky's 1812 overture for the day. Watching a youtube how to and writing the notes down. I wish I could just find the notes, but the only thing I find is this shit I'm sure is not made for Human hands like I'm supposed to hit 4 notes at the same time

>>81776236
But I need you to love me romantically...

if not for crippling back pain im doing pretty good. its not like my muscles its my actual spine, and its not the herniated disc in my neck its like my spine is locked tight and pinches the nerves

>>81776236
What even happens there? Seemed liked the same two or three people talking. Nothing real structural or anything. Kind of felt like I'd be better off working on my own. But disappointed expected more from someone your caliber.

>>81779364
This isn't rocket science it's a fucking thread on 4chan, post or don't

>>81779364
>expected more from ai slop
why?

>>81779364
>Ugh why would I want to be around a supportive community that shares knowledge, experience, and resources while also encouraging each other every single day

YYAYYYYY
I got my paintings put in the gallery and already sold one
i studied eyeballs yesterday and learned some new shit i forgot about
i bullied som1 online who also likes the same character as me
pretty gr8 i can already see progress with my art which is nice but im nowhere near where i need to be
currently drawing right now as well

>>81780059
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN WE SEE YOUR ART?

>>81780142
Sure but its actual shit

>>81780384
this is just what im drawing rn, i dont have any photos of the stuff in the gallery because they're currently at the gallery

>>81780034
Implying any of this is happening. Most I saw over the span of a couple of days was mostly one guy talking about their fitness. There wasn't much activity at all. Would have bee amazing if there was this but there wasn't.

>>81780384
>>81780399
Looks great! You do a good job of making the clothes actually look like they're on a body. I don't really know much about art stuff but that always seems to be the barrier between beginner and intermediate. And hands...
>>81780466
Are you talking about the server? It's pretty poppin', got a guy modeling stuff in games, several people learning Japanese, a guy interning at a national German court, ect. Did you actually read anything or are you just bein' a lil' baby bitch because you don't actually wanna participate? :3
It's always weird the lengths people go to discredit or throw off the general when clearly there's always more posts genuinely engaging with it than not, does it just make you feel weird seeing Robots doing better?

>>81780526
C-Can I get an invite?

>>81780538
MVYmFghK
EVERYONE is welcome! No weird clique shit or shitposting. This has actually been the least I've ever had to ban people haha, everyone seems to be having a good time and taking it seriously

>>81780526
I was in there for like 3 whole days. Not looking to discredit anyone. Like damn dude went in nothing going on I left and suddenly things are "poppin" off.

You guys talk about support then you get extremely defensive when anyone experiences otherwise. What kind of mentality is that man.

>>81780615
>I'm going to come in and shit on what you're doing
>Whoa dude, why are you defensive? Bad look...
>What do you mean a server got more activity...the longer it's been active....
There's no winning with you dummies :P if you want attention you don't need to bait like this

How do I escape the endless cycle of self hatred

>>81769494
>>What career goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
getting a better job that's actually relevant to my expertise. I GRINDED for years and I might have to GRIND for at least 6 more months, possibly a bit less. man I'm going insane sometimes.
>>What fitness goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
I'm content with not looking worse. it's too hot to workout in the summer. I'd rather do intermittent fasting and keep pacing around.
>>What financial goals do I want to accomplish before 2026?
getting the better job will do
>>Do I need to improve anything about my social life?
probably yes. coworkers whom I avoid, and keeping contact with my hometown friends, are enough. anything else is incompatible with the GRIND
>>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I'd get a twitter account steady with quick drawings, but this is incompatible with the GRIND

>>81770075
it's about having your flaws make you stronger, realist wannabe

>>81780384
better than 93.3% of /ic/. unsolicited advice: one thing that really helped me to wrap my head around drawing is to not be in any form of fight-or-flight response over it

>>81780704
I've thought about this a lot, cuz I had a pretty rough & unhappy childhood (haha shocker :P)
I don't think I liked or felt happy with myself until I was like.................25? 26? I'm 27 now!!!!!!
Isn't that crazy???????
I think you have to have a little bit of dislike for bad habits, situations, circumstances, ect. without it like.....eating into your self image, y'know?
If you dislike your self image, something that helped me a lot was writing down a full page of everything I disliked about myself. Like, full stop. All of it. My teeth, my hair, my skin, ect.
It's a longggggggggggggggg road to becoming someone who feels happy in their own skin. I wish it came easy to you & me like it does for everyone else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but like, everyone has a struggle y'know. Self hatred sucks :P but every step forward is a step. There's gonna be a point where you unironically snap and go "I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS ANYMORE" so maybe try to induce that??????????

>>81780828
Thanks, anon. You're doing a good thing here. I'm sorry people try to tear you down.

>>81780643
The winning move was to take the critique and improve. Like that's literally the whole theme of this. Like really man whole reason I wanted to join this.

I'm guessing anyone who even disagrees with you slightly you just dump on then? Is that how improving works?

Well not going to let you cut me down. I got accepted into the program I was looking for and my training starts in two weeks. I'm extremely excited and can't get wait to get home and celebrate. Two whole years on the wait list but we are making it.

>>81781057
>Ugh, I wanted to self improve, but you won't listen to all of my very real criticisms that matter....guess I just....won't....improve my life....in a way....anyone will notice.....do you care now?.....no?.....oh.....
Bitch I'm not your mother, live here or don't.

>>81781096
>I'm totally the only way anyone can improve in life me only me
>if you don't agree with me you aren't looking to improve fuck off bitch
>others improve without me it's not real improvement

>tfw the only thing that keeps me going is the voices in my head telling me to try harder

>>81781111
Bruh wtf
It's a general to post updates about your self improvement, get advice or ask for help, ect.
We have a server to do the same in
Somehow you have fucked up this entire process in your mind
If you have a win, come celebrate it!
If you're just here to be all WAAHHHH WAHHHHH then bitch lol I'm not taking your clown ass seriously
I just skim your posts cuz it literally isn't worth the brain space to read and respond to your "points" lmao
>>81781115
That's the spirit!

>>81781111
>Jazz buckbroke another robot
Love to see it

Why do people respond to autistically to these generals? Like 1/3 is usually someone sperging out

It's a sunflower seed eating and watching squid game kind of day. On the morrow is the day of action

>>81781141
Yeah dude that's what I wanted to do why I joined the discord instead I didn't get that. It is what it is. You decided to turn it into a pissing match like I attacked your mom all cause I said otherwise to the experience.

Anyways fuck it. Tell me when you get a big win how do you celebrate it? I didn't expect this so suddenly and now I have I'm at a loss to pop off finally getting into the program. I am kind of leaning towards my grandmother's lemon meringue pie won't get done till late this evening but it's damn good.

>>81769417 (OP)
>2026 Fitness goal
Been fasting for 60 days, so far lost 25 pounds. Could've done better. I weigh 275 right now, my goal is to get back to 200 before I begin my PhD, which hopefully will be next year.
>2026 Career goal
Applications for my PhD open in November, and I'm planning on taking my LSAT in October. I don't really need a law degree for my career, but I'm better off having one than not.
>2026 Financial goal
I want to get back to living on my own again. Being back at home made me realize that my family sucks the life and energy out of me. Just need to get a random job and save money till I start my program.
>Social life
I've never had a friend, so I need to improve nearly everything. I know how and have revised my plans for years. Just need to get out of my head.
>Am I ready to take my hobby to the next level? How do I do that?
I have dozens of hobbies but don't do any of them. It's like I don't want to do them because they don't provide me any instrumental use. I'd love to get back into piano and anthropology, though.

>>81769417 (OP)
>Self Improvement General #3
So another thinly veiled "I got mine..." and "you should femboy out!" thread
fuck off OP

>>81781480
What does this even fucking MEAN originally

>>81780059
damn. i'm proud of you. i haven't had shit in a gallery since i was 13. not like i show people my work anymore. pic unrelated (not my art)

>>81781198
/r9k/ is a board of misanthropes.

whoops.

UN-SAGED!!!

Just ate some Wendy's today and masturbated to WMBF porn.
Goodluck on your little progress though.

>>81781198
I hate hate HATE to pretend like I know people better than they know themselves but 90% of the time it's some dummy who is hurt by the idea that they could in any way shape or form influence or help control their lives and they resent robots who get better
It's like, do you ever see those Twitter screencaps that are like "HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO GO THE GYM I AM DISABLED AND GAY"?
It's like that
"HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO CLEAN MY ROOM MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED"
"I CAN'T GET A JOB I'M NOT 6'2"
"YOU DON'T GET IT I CAN'T GET A GIRLFRIEND I'M CIRCUMSIZED"
They just take bullshit they know they can't control and pin it for all their problems. This thread is for robots who hate themselves BUT wanna get better
>>81781274
<3
>>81781288
I get KFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>81781480
What does this EVEN MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>81782603
Thank you for your belittlement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>81770968
Jewish subversion and demoralization. Proponents of such a message must be eliminated. Destroy them. Purge them. Flay them. Burn them alive. They can't be suffered to live.

GOOOOOD EVENING SIG IT'S YOUR MAIN MAN, CERTIFIED PUSSY ANNIHILATOR, AND AYATOLLAH OF ROCK'N'ROLLA

I HIT LEGS THIS MORNING AND THEN WAS BETRAYED AND PUT IN THE WAGESLAVE TORMENT CHAMBER FOR 12 HOURS. NO BREAKS, NO FOOD, AND LITTLE WATER. ON THE VERGE OF SUICIDE BUT IT IS FINISHED. GONNA DESTROY SOME GOYSLOP AND HAVE MY WELL DESERVED ALCOHOL.

>>81781470
CONGRATS ON THE PROGRESS BROTHER, HOPE TO SEE YOU HITTING 200 SOON BUDDY
>>81780384
GOES HARD CAN YOU DRAW TURLES

>>81783449
It's sad how a lot of people on this board absolutely hate any type positive thinking.
They don't realize it, but they're trying to win the race to the bottom.

>type of
Typo fix.

Lads. Got all my things packed for the gym:
>Brand new shorts
>Brand new shoes
>Brand new jersey
>Swimming shorts
>Swimming goggles
>Swimming cap
>Big towel
>Little towel
>Flip flops
>Shower gel
>2x powerrades
>1x protein drink
>abercrombie & fitch first instinct blue gym fragnance
>Fresh underwear and socks for after
>Plastic bag for dirty things

tomorrow the transformation begins

>>81769417 (OP)
I still bite my nails
I haven't watched porn in 26 days
I'm still unemployed
I weigh 61kg. I eat okay kinda, trying to keep it below 1300 cals. Just started going to the gym. My goal is at least 55kg, if possible 50kg would be ideal (I'm a 160cm 20 y/0 woman). I'm mostly doing treadmill, I wanna be skinny and have a thinner waist, tips would be appreciated.
I still lose time frequently.
Still not involved in a creative hobby that makes me feel useful. I draw sometimes but I'm bad at it, tips on resources for beginners would be appreciated.

>>81783942
go to /ic/ they have a lot of resources in pinned
id recommend sinix's tutorials

for weight loss ur waist will naturally just get thinner as you lose weight dw abt it just make sure you keep your health good as heavy res can cause a lot of bloating.

>>81783656
Yes but I made him a catgirl
(This was actually a great art exercise I never draw stuff like this ever so it helped me pinpoint a lot of stuff I do subconsciously even if theyr not correct)