>How have you improved yourself this week/month/year? Lifting isn't life, a well-balanced human being is productive, has hobbies, pushes him/herself to succeed, is charismatic, and strives to live the best life they can. Share your successes, failures, methods, and everything in between.
Basic Recommendations: >Have a productivity Framework that is flexible. A mindset that gets you going. >Use a calendar, like google calendar. Hours and shit for things YOU WILL DO. >Learn to focus. >Meditate. >Do routines for things you should do periodically/daily, this should cover daily things or weekly chores such as laundry, cleaning, shopping. >Identify and Eliminate conflicts within yourself. >Focus on identifying the time wasters in your life and eliminate them. >Focus on the essentials. If you try to do everything at once you’ll burnout. Little by little.
Resources: >web.archive.org/web/20161029073323/http://www.arcitea.com:80/ - Good all around for self development (Original site died) >www.bakadesuyo.com/blog/ - Good blog for self development >www.habitrpg.com - Great tool for self devlopement, see the chapter on it
What have you done today that has brought you closer to your goal, bros?
Jayden Butler
Broke diet a SHIT TON and didn't work out, but atleast I have the right mindset to not keep doing it. I've even learned what I did wrong to induce the cheating on diet. I'm gonna make it bros, just takes some time and failure.
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Working out hasn't given me the ambition I thought it would have. It's just become routine. What gives you guys the fire to be excited about life? I want to go above and beyond but I feel like an empty husk. These motivational videos are okay but they don't hit me like the brick I want to be hit by.
Luke Martinez
It's all about slowly improving yourself day by day. And it's not really about motivation in my opinion, it's all about building your discipline! You just try to be 1% better than you were the day before, and sooner or later you'll make it bro!
>I've even learned what I did wrong to induce the cheating on diet This is good, work on not doing it in the future. I'm proud of you for getting right back on the wagon, you're gonna make it bro.
Honestly, if you're looking for something yo be struck with motivation by, you'll never find it. You need to find a long term goal; wealth, girls, knowledge, gainz, whatever it may be. Once you find the one goal you REALLY want to achieve, you'll find that you do all of the necessary work to achieve it.
Been reading this ebook on day trading, written by a psychiatrist who now trades pretty much full time. Trading for a living - Alexander Elder. Worth a read
Lincoln Collins
Well I get incremental improvement. I'm not having issue becoming physically better and mentally stronger. The problem is Im used to doing just that. 1% at a time. This week I have the opportunity to start my own business like I've been trying to do for a year. And all roadblocks that were in the way before are gone. But I feel like a dead fish. What makes you leap out of bed, ready for the day?
Gavin Ross
The good >kept the diet up >went on a run >did some hw the bad >jerked off >wasted a lot of time
Carter Evans
Killed recent gym sesh. Trying to find a way to include daily calisthenics with “daily” lifting and every other day cardio. Also a night shift makes life weird but if you are persistent you can make it work.
Usually it's the feel of responsibility of keeping myself in the future happy and not a dead beat fag. Like, if I can be what I want in 20 years and all it takes is for me to do some mediocre work? I get to work right away.
Interesting. Does he talk about a psychologist's perspective on trading at all or is it just the usual day trading book? You have 3 good things and 2 bad, I'd call that a victory. At the end of the day, reflect on why time was wasted, what you could've been doing, and if that maybe contributed to jerking off. Good shit. Love a good gym sesh. Try to keep a bodyweight schedule you can stick to and work from there, like do 10 pushups/squats/pullups every day and work from there
Evan Sanders
bros give me perspective
>finished college few months ago >had so much fun, literally best 4 years of my life.jpg >living in the most affluent state in the most affluent country during the most technologically advanced time in human history >been applying to tech jobs/self learning to build portfolio >could probably have a six figure salary in a couple years >all drive is killed by the thought of having to spend the next 50 years of life with a bunch of basedboy tech cucks building products I don't give a shit about having to pretend to care about stakeholders >thinking about how amazing life was going to school, having free time to hang out with friends, and have amazing experiences >soon everyone else will become a wagecuck too and I'll only see my good friends on special occasions
I don't know about you guys but in college I really came out of my shell and had some amazing experiences, but now it feels like my highest highs are behind me and I can't help but feel devoid of ambition. I look at my older friends who have cushy tech jobs and they all have this 'doesn't get much better than this' melancholy about them. I see my bros get apartments with their girlfriends who slowly get fat and their hobbies slowly narrow down to netflix and going to wine tastings.
The worst part is I'm an eastern bloc poorfag immigrant and I recognize the immense opportunity in my situation but it all just seems so banal when you know you'll be spending more than half of your waking life doing 'okay', and be too tired to do anything afterwards.
I'm not looking for pity but please redpill me on the 9-5 grind and how to squeeze the most life out of the next 50 years bros.
Why were you happy at college? Was it meeting new people? The feeling of freedom? Once you identify why, you can find out how to make that a part of your life. Also recognize that money does NOT equal happiness. It sounds like a hippy dippy thing to say, but people are happy when they're doing things they love, and you said yourself you don't want to sit at a desk sipping on onionlent all day, so why do that? If money is a big problem, then maybe work a couple years so you can save up and do what you really want to before it's too late.
Colton Taylor
I've been working at this one bar for years now. The place was fun at first, but now its gone to shit. The new owners took over last year and just turned the whole place to shit. I've been thinking about leaving and finding another job. Since bartending/serving are the only things I'm good at, I thought about just staying in that line of work.
I ran into this girl I'm friends with and she said that she can get me a job at her work. She said her and everyone else at the restaurant makes a lot of tips. The restaurant she works at is also super close to my house. The only problem is that I kinda have feels for her. I've never told her about my feelings because I know she's gonna get weirded out. she's also a lesbian and has a gf. I think they have been together for 5 years now.
My female family members have told me that I need to tell her about my feeling, but I feel like that's a dumb idea. I just don't want to make things weird between us. I don't have too many friends in general so I want to do my best and keep her as my friend. This whole thing is eating me up. Not sure what I should do. All my old coworkers are gone and they work at other restaurants that are really far away from me. I don't want to stay at this restaurant anymore because I feel like this place is gonna close down soon.
Should I just push my feelings down and work with her? I mean I'm a student so I need a job/money. I could really use the money.
Yep, push your feelings down and find someone else. There's other women, user. There is no One.
John Barnes
>Hey user, you need to love yourself before other people will love you!
I've been told this all my life. How can I do this when everything about me sucks? I'm short, ugly, small dick, bad with people, have a hard time focusing in school/life (might have a learning disability), and I come from a fucked up family full of abuse.
>Was it meeting new people? The feeling of freedom? Yes to both. In college I unlocked my extrovert power level and did things I'd never dreamed of in high school. There's nothing like getting out of class and hopping into your friends car to play volleyball on the beach with some cuties. I understand at some point you have to grow up but it seems as a working man these types of things come few and far in between
>recognize that money does NOT equal happiness Exactly, there's the study that shows that life satisfaction caps out at 95k a year.
I think what I really miss about college is the sense of community and being around people your own age, instead of Carol from accounting or whatever.
Adam Stewart
nothing today but i've stopped a year long cut after losing 130lbs. working on building some muscle
Joshua Jackson
Finally a /sig/ thread. Bump
Justin Wright
Ran a mile! Lifted at the gym! Wasn't hungry enough to cook meals for some reason, but ate fruit, nuts, and yogurt instead of buying junk food! Participated in a pushup thread! Did all my readings and then some!
I think that's why people join clubs, do adult pickup sports, join country clubs, keep in contact with old buddies, join the army, join gun clubs, and keep active at and around their local church. There's plenty of ways to live a socially active life after college.
Cooper Foster
Yes, good job! I love you, user. You're gonna make it!
I do instead of thinking about it now. 34 years old and going to school for the first time since dropping out of high school. I got tired of busting my ass when I could just get a certificate, to start with, and make just as much not busting my ass. I ask out women about once a week. Doesn't matter if it's a place I go to frequently or a new place. Success rate has been climbing in that department. It helps I'm not a fat fuck anymore. I look at everything as gains now because of this board. Working out is my physical gains. Chatting up ladies my social gains. Going to school and applying myself as brain gains. Do something different. Anything different to feel that rush bro. Ask out an average girl or ugly girl to start with. Ask out the hottest girl you see next. Say hi to everyone you see tomorrow for no reason. Doesn't matter. Accept failure and make it your bitch. Just keep opening doors and windows in everyday life. This world is stagnant unless you make it a rush. Make your own bricks.
