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A Thread of Righteous Self-Improvement

Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
edited July 2009 in Social Entropy++
"The unexamined life is not worth living"

- Demetri Martin quoting Socrates or some bullshit

This is the thread for making ourselves better. None of that pansy "I wish I could do ___________ but don't want to do anything about it whaaaaaaa", this thread is for setting a goal, forming a plan and sticking to it to see your goal accomplished. It's about accountability, or at least as much accountability people on the internet can offer.

In short, this is kind of like the workout thread except for things that aren't getting PUMPED UP. For example, I find that I don't do nearly enough drawing considering I want to be an artist, so I intend to dedicate no less than an hour a day to actually doing some drawing.

So ladies, tell me what you want to accomplish, what new skill you want to master, or what thing you like to pretend you can do but really suck at and need to fix.

For here, we shall improve ourselves.
And so I release this thread into the wild, for the approval of you, the people.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I want to make at least two posts in this thread

    my plan so far is to make another post sometime after this first one

    Tossrock on
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  • honey nut cheerioshoney nut cheerios __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    Righteous really is a word that is not used enough these days.

    Man how was that movie?

    FUCKING RIGHTEOUS!


    Oh yeah and I guess I have a lot I could do.

    honey nut cheerios on
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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    Jordyn on
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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Tossrock wrote: »
    I want to make at least two posts in this thread

    my plan so far is to make another post sometime after this first one

    Bold actions, sir

    Grey Ghost on
  • ASimPersonASimPerson And they will tremble again at the sound of our silence.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    I know the feeling. Good luck!

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  • honey nut cheerioshoney nut cheerios __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    I made some home made pizza last month.

    It was great except we skimped on the toppings.

    The crust we made from scratch turned out great even though Stale said it wouldn't the first time.

    I was really happy with how it went.

    honey nut cheerios on
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  • the cheatthe cheat Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    i declare i shall get all of fallout 3's achievements!

    the cheat on
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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    Cookin' ain't so hard. You can do it!

    The Geek on
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  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I feel that the quality of my writing has been slipping lately, and I've also been mulling over these various ideas for stories for months, so I started to write for a friend. Now she's demanding updates, so I have an incentive to keep going.

    There're no grand ambitions involved, just a little personal project, really.

    Janson on
  • QorzmQorzm Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Instead of spending my money and time on alcohol and drugs, I've decided to use my money and time for self improvement!

    Qorzm on
  • honey nut cheerioshoney nut cheerios __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    Qorzm wrote: »
    Instead of spending my money and time on alcohol and drugs, I've decided to use my money and time for self improvement!

    hi5.

    I just quit the reefer.

    Finally I can stop the killing.

    honey nut cheerios on
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  • DadouwDadouw Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I have to try to stop being so nervous and so easily angered
    I have to try to MAKE SOME MUSCLE AND BECOME A BIG MAN
    I have to try to stop talking about me all the time

    Dadouw on
  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Qorzm wrote: »
    Instead of spending my money and time on alcohol and drugs, I've decided to use my money and time for self improvement!

    hurray

    also hurray for Janson

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  • Mongrel IdiotMongrel Idiot Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Vann Diras your goals could be my goals if you replaced drawing things with writing things.

    Let's be friends.

    Mongrel Idiot on
  • FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I want to sleep with two women at the same time.

    Fiz on
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  • LoomdunLoomdun Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Dadouw wrote: »
    I have to try to stop being so nervous and so easily angered
    I have to try to MAKE SOME MUSCLE AND BECOME A BIG MAN
    I have to try to stop talking about me all the time

    you sure do get angry whenever I whoop your butt in WC3

    Loomdun on
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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I want to lose the fucking weight. I need to hit the gym and the weights and pump up.

    Bucketman on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I should probably be more productive with my time. I will try to do so.

    Moriveth on
  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Vann Diras your goals could be my goals if you replaced drawing things with writing things.

    Let's be friends.

    my goals are also to read for half an hour every day, do some kind of workout for half an hour everyday, and practice guitar for an hour each day!

    I am going to fail miserably but dang it I'm sick of sucking at those things

    hence the thread, I guess

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  • FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    One of those ladies being Janson. Let her know, Mori

    Fiz on
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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    The Geek wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    Cookin' ain't so hard. You can do it!

    I tend to mess up the timing when trying to cook multiple things, and I usually end up with at least one thing having gone badly or at least not the way I intended it to.

    At the very least, I got motivated to clean the kitchen up.

    Jordyn on
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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    For the longest time I've been worried that I don't have the attention span or patience to handle a real work schedule, either for a job or for college, and would never be able to really keep getting myself up in the morning to do it.

    However, for the last three weeks, I've been on and off campus during the summer semester, attending about 8 hours of classes, four days a week, which has involved getting up at about 6:30 in the morning in order to catch the right buses, and I don't usually get home until almost 6 pm.

    I'd be feeling pretty awesome about that, if I wasn't so fucking tired.

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  • Mongrel IdiotMongrel Idiot Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Vann Diras your goals could be my goals if you replaced drawing things with writing things.

    Let's be friends.

    my goals are also to read for half an hour every day, do some kind of workout for half an hour everyday, and practice guitar for an hour each day!

    I am going to fail miserably but dang it I'm sick of sucking at those things

    hence the thread, I guess
    I can dig all of them but the guitar.

    Vann Diras I will take up your gauntlet.

    Tomorrow.

    Mongrel Idiot on
  • George Fornby GrillGeorge Fornby Grill ...Like Clockwork Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I need a job. Need a way to pay for PAX, games, and books.
    The way I'm planning it I'll definitely be able to afford PAX but I just don't want to completely drain any cash reserves I have.
    The books part wouldn't be so bad if the libraries near me weren't so sadly small, and as for games I'm really starting to miss playing EVE.

    George Fornby Grill on
  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Vann Diras your goals could be my goals if you replaced drawing things with writing things.

    Let's be friends.

    my goals are also to read for half an hour every day, do some kind of workout for half an hour everyday, and practice guitar for an hour each day!

    I am going to fail miserably but dang it I'm sick of sucking at those things

    hence the thread, I guess
    I can dig all of them but the guitar.

    Vann Diras I will take up your gauntlet.

    Tomorrow.

    let'd do this shit bro

    Vann Diras on
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Jordyn wrote: »
    The Geek wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    Cookin' ain't so hard. You can do it!

    I tend to mess up the timing when trying to cook multiple things, and I usually end up with at least one thing having gone badly or at least not the way I intended it to.

    At the very least, I got motivated to clean the kitchen up.

    just poach the salmon

    if it's roughly 145-165, it is almost impossible to leave it in too long

    preferably closer to 145

    PiptheFair on
  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I have to learn, at my age and with my responsibilities, to control my spending and learn to live within my means.

    I have about 15-20 lbs I need to shave that I have gained since moving in with my new wife before I end up with my father's gut.

    I have to eat more fiber and drink more water so I don't have to spend 30 minutes browsing SE while I poop.

    I have to organize my workflow at the office and reduce the stress I feel when I am there.

    I give myself until April to do these things, when I turn 30 and my life ends.

    babyeatingjesus on
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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    By the time this year is out I will lose 20 pounds.

    Metzger Meister on
  • Mongrel IdiotMongrel Idiot Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Vann Diras your goals could be my goals if you replaced drawing things with writing things.

    Let's be friends.

    my goals are also to read for half an hour every day, do some kind of workout for half an hour everyday, and practice guitar for an hour each day!

    I am going to fail miserably but dang it I'm sick of sucking at those things

    hence the thread, I guess
    I can dig all of them but the guitar.

    Vann Diras I will take up your gauntlet.

    Tomorrow.

    let'd do this shit bro
    *fistbump*

    Mongrel Idiot on
  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    By the time this year is out I will lose 20 pounds.

    Do the machinist diet, you can lose that in a little over a month!

    I'm learning spanish right now through rosetta stone though I really need to force myself to do it on days when I don't feel like doing anything...

    TheStig on
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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Need to lose my v-card bros.

    Viscount Islands on
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  • KilljoyKilljoy __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    my list is pretty standard

    drawing
    big man
    read
    spend less
    maybe learn to read some of the languages i speak
    learn actual french?

    Killjoy on
  • seizureorbsseizureorbs Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Qorzm wrote: »
    Instead of spending my money and time on alcohol and drugs, I've decided to use my money and time for self improvement!

    my goal is to spend all of my money on drugs and unhealthy snack food

    seizureorbs on
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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I want to:
    - Get in shape, because I am so terribly out of shape (and slightly flabby, ew)
    - Stop being so lazy and start preparing myself to get a job next year because I am fucking graduating and I want a decent job

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    come august, another key thing I need to work on is meeting people

    I'll be moving to the "big" city and damn it I want to make so many new friends

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    The Geek wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I am about to cook some salmon and some pasta. I am very bad at cooking; things usually go wrong.

    I am nervous.



    But here goes nothin'

    Cookin' ain't so hard. You can do it!

    I tend to mess up the timing when trying to cook multiple things, and I usually end up with at least one thing having gone badly or at least not the way I intended it to.

    At the very least, I got motivated to clean the kitchen up.

    just poach the salmon

    if it's roughly 145-165, it is almost impossible to leave it in too long

    preferably closer to 145

    Oh the salmon's not the problem. I know how long to cook that. It's that I'm making steamed asparagus and pasta with it. The steamer is pretty automatic, but I have little idea of how long it actually takes, so I'm never really sure when to start. And I tend to mis-estimate how long it actually takes to cook pasta. So the salmon will be like hey ding I'm done! And I'll be like shiiiiiit, the pasta just went in the pot, and the asparagus has actually been done for like 10 minutes.

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    oh oh, also i need to stop wasting all my free time on the forums and just use the forums during work when i dont care, and use my free time to do fun shit or be productive

    which i am failing at right now

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    asparagus should be cooked last minute and the pasta can be held easily

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  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I wish to reach a state of apatheia, I will start right now.

    Marshmallow on
  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I need to practice my fuckin' sax more before school starts. Goddamn chair auditions.

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