Hey guys,
So I have been getting very lazy recently and stopped going to the gym and have not been keeping up with good habits like learning a skill and reading books or meeting new people.
Need some help to get back on track.
What is the best way to get motivated to start:
- Reading again
- Gyming again
- Jogging again
- Learning a new skill (Studying)
- Meeting new people
- Meditating again
Please add more..
I'm having the same problem OP. I've been in a funk for a while now. Finally trying to get back on track. It's all about discipline as far as I'm concerned. Set goals for yourself every day, and force yourself to meet them. Make a list every night before bed of what you want to do the next day. Then, wake up and do it. That's all there is to it is to just fucking do it.
It is as simple as this.. :) Thanks dude.
The only thing you have to do. is do it
the best advice for you is this : JUST DO IT
if you are having a not so productive period the best thing to do is do the things you don't want to do anyways. It's ok if you only do 10 minutes. but you have to like.. do it.
also here are some more tips for anyone who is srs about becomming the best version of themselves:
- Workout [ short intense sessions > long time wasting sessions ]
- meditate [ work out your inner too ]
- wake up naturally with light
- do stretching / yoga and flexibility ex
- Face stretching.
- Coconut oil on the skin
- Inversion, being upside down promotes bloodflow to the brain and head., do it, learn a headstand
- eat clean, no added sugar, soda is out of the question. keep meat intake low.
- cold showers and being cold is actually good for, you, white man.
- being confy will make you weaker
- sleep on your back, on the ground if you are advanced
- lay of the alcohol and weed. ( every once in a while its ok )
- believe it and you will
~~~ advanced improvers ~~~
- learn deep breathing and make it your standard inhale method
- try to keep an empty mind when doing the daily stuff ( constantly being mindful ) .
if any user can add to this list of good things.
I give you karma and much thanks.
That might be depression too. If you don't want to even meet people and you drop hobbies that's dangerous. Talk to your psychiatrist or doctor.
what a fucking faggot you are
> psychatrist
> doctor
you think these people can help you?
what a fucking tard you have to be.
stop giving people this advice, no one gets better from seeing the doctor or shrink
>you think these people can help you?
Yes. It is very common for depressed people to think they can not help and they don't even give it a shot. I don't want to hear about how hard you've had it and "boohoo nobody can help". Get your head out of your ass.
I know a couple of "depressed" people that see therapists. they are still the same as they were before they went to talk with them. some even got worse cause of drugs pushed by these people.
You should get your stupid head out of your fucking retard ass.
doctors and shrinks r just people like you and me.
News flash. 90% of people are retards.
90% of doctors are retards too.
no one needs a doctor or a shrink. they need to fix themselves.
>"depressed"
So you don't even know if they're depressed or you're just dumb enough to think depression isn't a thing.
>they need to fix themselves
If you knew anything about depression, the drive to initiate things yourself is often nonexistent and these people need outside help and guidance. If there's someone people should NOT listen to, it's you.
>think depression isn't a thing.
if I don't believe it exists, how can it ever affect me? who's dumb now? go be depressed some more you weak as fucking faggot
> If you knew anything about depression, the drive to initiate things yourself is often nonexistent and these people need outside help and guidance. If there's someone people should NOT listen to, it's you
everyone has these periods.
no one needs outside help and guidance. if you can't help yourself you can't be helped. if you want to delude yourself into believing some shrink helped a girl get better by talking to her you are a fucking retard.
Geez guy wtf?
Wont see a shrink but doctors do help.
One of my mates advised me to see a psychologist but I pushed through the depression and loneliness. breaking out of the beta state and able to more confidently talk to woman again after the breakup.
Not Sure if I am Depressed I was. went through a rough patch over the last 7 - 8 months.
>Lost GF of 2 years
>Left great job for shit job I thought would be better
>Lost friends
>Lost 50k due to bad money decisions
>Became weak
>Became Lonely
>[Depression Intensifies]
But I am back on the horse moving into a great new place next month and also starting an awesome new Job that I fact checked before starting. will also be earning 40% more.
So my Foundations are pretty good. now to get Jow Forums
What helped me with picking up reading was the realization that almost on a daily basis I was in contact with quotes or wisdom that stemmed from books which I had never even read. I guess I thought that understanding the synopses or the general feeling of the book was enough to base my knowledge on, but it really isn't. I'm 22 and feel like a complete brainlet for not reading the past 10 years.
So I just started compiling a list of books I think are an important read and started reading them. So far I have read 1984 and A Brave New World. Next up are:
>Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler
>Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx
>Das Kapital - Karl Marx
>Also Sprach Zarathustra - Nietzsche
>Some more books about the rise of communism and fascism, more philosophy, more economy.
>Religious books (Bible, Quran etc)
I also read the Bitcoin whitepaper and will read some more whitepapers since I spend a fuckload of time on Jow Forums anyway. Can't believe I never started this earlier. Good luck OP.
Dude you have not sunk to bedrock level yet...
Psychologist do help people.
I agree that people are capable of fixing themselves but denying that a doctor can help is retarded.
No, not "everyone" has depression, the type of deep depression that spirals downwards so you drop social interaction and hobbies, especially for a prolonged time. Sadness and general bad mood =/= depression.
This is how I know you're the actual retard here:
>no one needs outside help and guidance
You don't know what you're talking about, you're just a pain-in-the-ass contrarian and are probably in your late teens.
Thanks for this man!
Read some austrian economics to balance out all that collectivism
Will do, thanks. Any recommendations?
>Meeting new people
h-how. I already have problems keeping a conversation with co workers unless it's work related.
I'm shy, left my family and friends at home, can't manager the language here that much...
I'm trying to be nice here and stuff.
I was reading the Dale Carnegie book, but i still feel "too intimidating" interrogating people.
>Meditating again
I was taking a hot bath before bed, no sound, no lights, 20m, focus on breathing, diaphragmatic breathing (only manual), putting away incoming thoughts.
I feel a bit rested but nothing out of this world. Is that "meditating"?
I get your point, but do i "get my head out of my ass"? I understand that i am the source of my problems or my problems are "as big as i want them to be". How could you manage that? Suppression? Denial? Evasion?
want to know how I know YOU are the actual retard?
I've gotten the dubs not you, tardino, now go suck on some xanax to treat your depression.
That's the most reddit thing I've read in a while.
Kys.
I never "sucked on Xanax" and I'm happy for people that Xanax has helped. Go suck your microdick, teen. Don't vent in threads you have no business in.
>was off alcohol for 6 weeks
>broke PRs, felt pretty good
>back on drink now
>drunk rn
>stops me having all too common existential crises
why fit, why
my honest advice son?
do a bunch of shrooms or LSD. you wont be depressed anymore and you're problems will seem insignificant because you might have seen that reality is just that, a layer not what life is all about. and im sure your "depression" stems from things you have, or don't , in reality.
so go for it, do a bunch of lsd. be reborn. understand and move on.
stop trying to do 203932290 things at once
start with getting your career in order, if this is solved, focus on the gym.
nice projecting. tardino.
you sound sad
why so angry?
IM DOING NOWANK AND ITS HARD TO CONTROL SO I GET SUPER MAD ON Jow Forums AND CALL EVERYONE A FUCKING RETARD.
But what if I want to meet new people, but don't make an effort to do so because I'm ashamed of how shitty I look? I also want to reconnect with old friends who I miss, but I know the looks on their faces when they see how I let myself go would completely destroy me.
> face stretching
is this a meme-derivative of mewing?
This guy sounds depressed or has some sort of issue..
Is it bad to be motivated by spite?
That's low self-esteem due to a 'real' problem (being unfit, not happy with body). Improve your looks, get fit.
I wanna get back into mindfullness and reading. I've been kinda wasting my time half doing things (drawing and learning HTML), because I want to be able to get a profit from those things
I also wanna be more social this semester, I usually think the people that surround me are trash/normies/mindless idiots. But I want to meet the people that are worth something. I am comfortable having 3 friends, but I can't stop because I'm comfortable
i literally feel the exact same way dude lmao kill me :)
Rely less on motivation and more on discipline. Motivation will come and go, but if done right discipline can be unbreakable. What I suggest is fixing your sleep schedule first, writing down anything you need to do in the day on a checklist, and deleting social media. Limit your screen time as well, only use it for things that are required or useful. Start with small changes, if you take on too many things at one time you'll fail.
realizing you feel like shit is a sign you want to change. Don't do it for peer approval, trust me that was my issue in my teenage years.
Im coming up in my mid 20's and now just realizing that you should just make the effort anyway. Dont do it for any external gradification, rather knowing your slowly becoming a better person than you were yesterday.
Fuck it's easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize others for their efforts, and chances are those people have serious self esteem issues themselves. Just start incrementally and progress is sure to follow.
How old are you lmao
>all these crypto images
>these are the types of retards that post on Jow Forums
So glad I put everything in cold storage and stopped posting on that shithole board.
I've already been making changes; I've been in my getting fit/self-improvement cocoon mode for a number of months now. I'm 23 and nearing the end of my college career, so I thought it best to start now while I still have time as a student before I get a big boy job.
I know I'm bettering myself and I have the drive to continue, but it still gets discouraging sometimes knowing that you are months or years away from looking good and that no one can see the effort you are putting in to better yourself
All I can tell you is that change won't happen from one day to another. It's like lifting. You'll realize that you've improved yourself after you put in work.
For example: I started in February and now I am realizing how much better I feel.
1) Start reading some books, ideally about educational things that you are interested in. Doesn't matter if the book is about quantum physics or greek schools of philosophy. All that matters is that you are interested in the topic. I am currently reading three books parallel to each other.
2) Work out. Just do it. Even if it's just 15 minutes a day. Studies have shown that physical activity cures depression and I can only confirm that.
3) Go out. Gather your friends and go to a pub or a club. Just enjoy it. The world isn't in our rooms it's out there and it won't wait for us.
4) Point 3 leads me to 4: don't drink a lot of alcohol and don't do any drugs. Like everything, consume it with moderation. Don't get wasted.
5) Make a schedule. It'll give you an incentive to actually get up and do something.
6) Replace bad habits with good ones.
7) Stop watching porn or any pornographic material. If you have to ask 'Is X porn?' Then it's porn to you. (Fapping is okay unless you feel like shit afterwards, then stop fapping and get a fuckbuddy or a gf)
There's no shame in being whoever you are, but what you should be ashamed of is when you KNOW that there are issues in your life and you WON'T do anything about them.
I hope this is of any use to you. If even one point is, then I am glad I could help.
Hi OP,
GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH THE JOE ROGAN -- DAVID GOGGINS PODCAST.
It was recorded about a month ago. This man is inspiring when it comes to discipline. And those two concepts are in concert with each other.
His daily mantra, "get at it."
Just a little background, this guy was a depressive exterminator who joined the Navy Seals and became a supermarathon runner, and also holds the world record for pull-ups in a day: 4,000+
The guy took his weak body and chiseled it into an absolute machine and has never looked back.