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How much time do you dedicate each day to self-improvement and what are your goals?

I spent two hours programming, two hours doing my Japanese reps, and two hours in tulpa meditation. These are my life goals.

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I don't. I take it easy.

That said, I'm going to finally shower after a whole month.

>> No.9080973

nothing

life is temporary, death is certain

>> No.9080980

Nothing, I tried all of those things but I gave up on them because it's too much of a bother for me.

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>>9080980

That's what the pills are for.

>> No.9080994

1-2 hours more or less, I spend most of my time doing nothing though.

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>> No.9081022

My only goal is to enjoy myself and I find it pretty easy to do.

>> No.9081079

I spend at least 4 hours each day practicing shit-posting on /jp/.

>> No.9081088

>>9080954

What do you hope to achieve by meditating OP?

>> No.9081126

>>9080973
not this 2 deep shit again

>> No.9081138

>>9081134

Self-improvement is fun if you're doing what you love.

>> No.9081134

>>9080954
Wait, first we retreat to the internet to be free of this shit, and now you follow us?
Fuck you.

>> No.9081136

I spend as much time as I want doing whatever I want. Sometimes the things I do are self-improving.

>> No.9081139

>>9081126
I think it's 2 depressed rather than 2 deep

>> No.9081152

>>9081138
I have no love. Now get back to your clinically depressive people and have fun with them.

>> No.9081203

>>9081152

>I have no love

But I love you

>> No.9081213

>>9081203
You only love my cock, not my personality.

>> No.9081227

>>9080954
OP, where are you leaning programming from? It'd be so much appreciated if you could tell me.

>> No.9081228

>>9080954
>two hours in tulpa meditation
That's what most tulpafags do wrong.

I've had one for a year or so now and I rarely ever dedicated time only to meditate or focus on her. I just think of her as already acting in my everyday life, making me company in most stuff I do, or spending time alone if that's what she fancies.

>> No.9081234

>>9081203
Do you insist on tormenting me, rat? Is this your sole purpose on this wretched board? My mind races. What could I have done, what dreadful sin may I have committed, to be rewarded thus?
I ask of thee, hellhound, is there aught I could do to appease thy infernal devotion?
SPEAK!

>> No.9081236

>>9081227

>It'd be so much appreciated if you could tell me.

/vg/ has many threads about it. I went there to find learning resources.

>> No.9081241

>>9081228

Can you have actual back and forth conversations with her where you don't parrot her responses or is it just like an imaginary friend?

>> No.9081243

How do you ``program'' for two straight hours?

Or are you working on something?

>> No.9081253

>>9081227
>>9081236
there's one here
>>>/vg/6409496
you probably haven't chosen a starting language yet, my advice is to just find one with guides available and go for it, don't let them start arguing about which is best

>> No.9081264

>>9081253
that seems too specific. I don't have any goals in mind, I just want to learn "programming".

Is that possible?

>> No.9081267

>>9081241
Yes. She's autonomous in that aspect.

>is it just like an imaginary friend?
Tulpas and imaginary friends are the exact same thing. People just don't like to use the latter term because it is associated with children. But kids with "imaginary friends" can have actual conversations with them, "see" them, and all that jazz.

>> No.9081271 [DELETED] 

Exercising lately. The NYPD is not too thrilled with my current physical statement and they are targeting us fat asses who mill around touristy areas.

>> No.9081276

>>9081264
Yes, it is.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

>> No.9081291

>>9081267

>But kids with "imaginary friends" can have actual conversations with them, "see" them, and all that jazz.

Really? I had an imaginary friend when I was little, or at least I thought I did, but it never spoke to me and I couldn't see it.

>> No.9081296

>>9081264
Those threads are full of programmers who will help and answer questions, and simple games are a good way to learn
>>9081276
That's a very good book, but the language it covers isn't so useful
but once you learn one programming language learning others is easy so it's no big deal

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>>9081291
Amateur... kihihihihihi!

>> No.9081301

>>9081291
Well, just like with tulpas, it varies depending on everyone.

>> No.9081303

I've always thought it'd be neat to know programming of some kind. Over the years I've started out trying to learn Java and C and Python at different occasions and would just quit after a week.

I think my biggest hurdle is that I just don't know how computers work. I can use one just fine, but I wouldn't be able to tell you what most of my PC's specs even meant. And when something goes wrong, I have no clue where to start looking to fix it.

If someone could point in the right direction, I'd love to learn how a computer works, and maybe even build one someday. Then I could move on to programming, I think. This would be worth devoting time to. I even have an old broken computer tower I could take apart if it would help the process.

Keep in mind that I actually am technologically retarded. For example, I know I have a graphics card, and I could find out what kind. But I don't know what in the world it actually *does*.

>> No.9081324

>>9081303
>I think my biggest hurdle is that I just don't know how computers work.
No.

>> No.9081320

nothing lately.

I'm taking it easy at my kind of stress-free 'job'/'internship', but I plan to work my ass off once I earn enough for a new computer.

on music, art, writing, programming. in that order.

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>self improve
>learn a skill
>no one notices
>decide to stop wasting time learning new skills

>> No.9081334

>>9081303
It's kind of difficult, but you have to actually read up on the history of computers and electronics in general to truly appreciate what computers are and what they can do.

Historically, from the first ever vacuum tube, to diode, to transistor, to integrated circuits, to microprocessors. I may have skipped something but that's the gist of it.

Nowadays people take this sort of stuff for granted but who, and I mean who, actually does know how these things work, inside out?
What if those people just died off?

>> No.9081338

>>9080954
first of all, congratulations! keep working hard!

as for me, my three main areas are:
learning japanese
playing guitar
playing bowls (yes, old man bowls)

unfortunately, everything is kind of on hold due to exams but they are finished on thursday so i'll be back to everything then.
also, i'm going to start running every morning as soon as i get up

>> No.9081347

>>9080973
but there is no certainty of anything after death so you should make use of the time you definitely have.

>> No.9081353

>>0
Where are you from? Because i have exams and they also finish thursday

>> No.9081357

>>9081334
That sounds like something I'd actually want to learn, so I guess I know what I'm going to be reading about for a while now.

>> No.9081358

>>9081303
You don't actually need to understand the hardware, though having a simplified understanding of what a processor and memory is never hurts. Understanding operating systems, now that is useful.

>> No.9081364

>>9081334
>Nowadays people take this sort of stuff for granted but who, and I mean who, actually does know how these things work, inside out?
Thousands of electrical engineers around the globe?

>> No.9081370

>>9081324
I agree, I wouldn't say it's the biggest hurdle, but if that's what he wants to learn, why not
All you really need to know to program (with a sufficiently high-level language) is the deterministic nature of processors and what memory is, the rest is optional

>> No.9081371

New years resolution: 1 hour a day
Total time this year: 0 hours

On the bright side, I might get around to paint my models from last year.

>> No.9081373

>>9081357
good luck.

>>9081358
now that stuff is insanely difficult.

I can't imagine what Microsoft-certified professionals are and what they can do.

>>9081364
Thousands. So, do you have a friend who knows that stuff inside out?

I have an electronics engineering degree and while I know a few things, I feel it's seriously not even 1% of what I need or want to know.

Technology is pretty daunting.

>> No.9081383

>>9081353
scotland

>> No.9081386

Hey op where is best place to start learning programming?

>> No.9081387

>>9081370
>>9081358
I may not have to understand all the hardware behind it, but I've always had a desire to. It feels pathetic to devote my entire life to using this machine, and not have any understanding of what it actually is. I'm like a woman marrying a man just because of his money as it is now.

>> No.9081395

>>0
Oh ok thanks i thought you were from somewhere else

>> No.9081396

>>9081387
That's a kind and endearing analogy.

>> No.9081400

>>9081387
for this, i would recommend building your own pc and installing linux.
by god, you'll learn a lot

>> No.9081402 [DELETED] 

>>9081334
>from the first ever vacuum tube, to diode, to transistor, to integrated circuits, to microprocessors.
Babbage machine comes first.

Is not complex, as well as in programming the history of computers comes from encapsulation, creating simple small things and building with then.

For computers is this order more or less: Physics>Electricity>logic gates>Simple computers/finite state machines(heavy encapsulated logic gates)> Complex computers emulating simple computers thus becoming the multitask tools we have today.

This is a very clumsy overview, you should as well check the history of memory and processors.

It's hard to understand computers as whole, it's easier to think as them as emulators of simple computers, if you can get to the infinite state machine/simple computer the complex one becomes intuitive.

This is a very clumsy overview, you should as well check the history of memory and processors.

It's hard to understand computers as whole, it's easier to think as them as emulators of simple computers, if you can get to the infinite state machine/simple computer the complex one becomes intuitive.

>> No.9081410

>>9081402
I'm not really that big into logic gates, but my peers in college were even worse than me at them.

But yes, the whole thing is very broad.

>> No.9081416

>>9081402
>from the first ever vacuum tube, to diode, to transistor, to integrated circuits, to microprocessors.
Babbage machine comes first.

Is not complex, as well as in programming the history of computers comes from encapsulation, creating simple small things and building with them.

For computers is this order more or less: Physics>Electricity>logic gates>Simple computers/finite state machines(heavy encapsulated logic gates)> Complex computers emulating simple computers thus becoming the multitask tools we have today.

This is a very clumsy overview, you should as well check the history of memory and processors.

It's hard to understand computers as whole, it's easier to think as them as emulators of simple computers, if you can get to the infinite state machine/simple computer the complex one becomes intuitive.

Fuck my life.

>> No.9081433 [DELETED] 

It's Memorial Day! Everyone please be kind to Zunbar! and thank him for his bravery and service to our nation so that you can proudly be the useless dead weight to our nation.

Thank you Zunbar! I hope you eat lots of cake, burgers, lemonade and beer today!

>> No.9081435

I usually try to do something, but I've been in a slump for the last few months and can't get the motivation to do anything due to feeling down. I unfortunately have to work and it makes it very hard to come home and do more work.

>>9081325
I kind of feel like this too where I would be able to do better if I had someone to talk about things with and enjoy a hobby together. Aside from video games, I've never had a single hobby I could share with someone. It is a lot harder to improve without a bit of motivation and perhaps competition.

>> No.9081527

>>9081276
Well, I've always been meaning to read it, I guess I'll have to do it this time.

Even though it doesn't seem to be that language-agnostic.

>> No.9081537

>>9081527
You can apply much of what you learn there to any other language, don't worry about it
'language agnostic' is a load of shit

>> No.9081557

Lately I've been having a lot of mood swings and it feels like I can't control my actions as well as I used to. I feel like a teenage girl which, contrary to popular belief, is not great at all. I bought a car out of whim a week ago, and even though it ended up being a good thing, what went through my mind when I decided to do it was somewhat shady.

I don't know if it's the new antidepressant I'm taking but I really want to go back to my old self. I don't need all these useless feelings and impulses. I don't want to feel confident about myself in public. I don't want it because that's not who I really am.

>> No.9081771

Today I spent four hours reading Tolkien. I've been meaning to read the Lord of the Rings for years but I never really had the motivation to start. Now that I've read a part of it, reading the rest won't be a problem.

>> No.9081810

Why do people learn how to program if they don't want to make a game?

I understand why professional people learn programming so they can make applications and things like that, but what application can some independent developer make aside from redundant things like a calculator or some open source knockoff app?

It just seems so boring to make non-games.

>> No.9081824

>>9080954
Around 4 hours is spent on reps, I'll be done around 3 weeks from now. After that imma try out this tulpa thing, while doing grammar and vocab.

>> No.9081826

I have a number of things that I vaguely want to do in the future. However, I am a defective person and refuse to schedule them into my day beyond, "I'll get to it when it comes to me," hence, I never get any closer to my goals.

Don't be a failure like me.

>> No.9081834

>>9081810

Tweaking existing programs to suit your needs
Making your own scripts

>> No.9081837

>>9081810

I used to think the same way, but there is a lot of shit to be done besides application programs. People really enjoy cryptography and mathematics and drivers and "low-level" stuff. It's kind of daunting for someone who doesn't give a shit about any of that.

Check the Linux Kernel Mailing List or the mailing lists for the BSDs or some Linux distros. It seems your typical, active programmer is either working for a company or sitting at home hacking on some semaphore implementation.

>> No.9081849

>>9081810
>program

What it is:
Introducing algorithms in a computer along how it should be done.

What they understand:
Wizardry


Some time ago I met a guy who learnt SQL for no reason, he said "I just wanted to learn a language."

They fuck is wrong with the world lately, it's like my job went from scorned to trendy in a decade.

>> No.9081872

>>9081849
>my job went from scorned to trendy in a decade.
Well you must admit that the number of computers in our daily lives is growing constantly. Your ability to get a computer to do what you want is steadily becoming more and more interesting for one's private life and career.
I remember sitting in a room with people who couldn't find the big red power button on their towers. It's better to be overqualified by accident than to be completely helpless by ignorance.

>> No.9081900

Today I visited my shrink.
Somehow, the conversation got to a point where he asked how to see what these chinese cartoons were about. I was trying to describe him VOTOMS, and he wanted to see what it was.
I had no idea what to say, because YouTube would spit out totally unrelated videos, and I wouldn't want him to end up watching a SaskexNurutuXD video, so apparently I have problems giving information/getting to the point.
If I had said "Torrent. It's probably on Nyaa, search for Soukou Kihei VOTOMS, G_P subs, 15GB", I probably would have had problems understanding others' lack of technical skill, or worse, that not everybody is an expert in chinese cartoons.
If I had tried to explain how to set up a torrent client, I would have had problems minding TPO.
I want to improve myself, but it's hard. Maybe I'm just too autistic.

>> No.9082004

>>9081900
>VOTOMS

Good taste.

>> No.9082195

>>9082004
That's what people who know about these cartoons say.
Now, normal people? Even a motherfucking Doctor specialized in the human mind? "Boo hoo, why can't you just explain the things you like in a simple way? You like feeling superior and avoid explanations to pretend it's some kind of higher form of art?"
I swear, every time I realize these hobbies are just incompatible with functioning people. I should just seal every bit of information about internet/Japan out of every conversation.

>> No.9082346

My goal is to stop masturbating. Arousal addiction is the reason why I don't want to do anything.

I think.

>> No.9082420

>>9082346

That video was bullshit. Daily masturbation is fine

>> No.9082438

I tried to self improve myself for self improvment's sake, but it doesn't work like that
that's why I'm going to stop being NEET and try throwing myself in situation where self-improvement will not be an option, but a must.

And no, I don't want to be a normalfag and I don't want social interaction so fuck of with that copypasta!

>> No.9082921

>two hours programming, two hours doing my Japanese reps
That isn't self-improvement.

>two hours in tulpa meditation
Okay, this is more like it.

>> No.9083000

>>9082438
> try throwing myself in situation where self-improvement will not be an option, but a must.

Holy fuck it's like I'm reading my own thoughts from high school. Not meant to be condescending; just saying that different people go through different phases at different times of their lives and I happen to see one of mine in yours.

>> No.9083284

I plan to join the Yakuza

>> No.9083317

I workout. That's it I guess.
I want to get into meditation(both tulpa and usual), but I'm too lazy to get into it,

>> No.9084379

>>9082438
>try throwing myself in situation where self-improvement will not be an option, but a must.
I wanted to do the same thing, back when I was done with school, by joining the military.
My family stopped me though, promising me that the military would just break me.

>> No.9085764

I want to finish a Touhou game. I play like once a week. Maybe I should play more.

I also want to run another marathon. I run 6 miles every day.

>> No.9085792

>>9084379
>My family stopped me though, promising me that the military would just break me.
That's just silly as fuck if you're a healthy person.

>> No.9085857

>>9084379
Yea, that is ridiculous. If you live in the West military life is pretty easy.

>> No.9085877

I play vidya games at least 6 hours a day, and my goals are to continue getting better.

>> No.9085925

>>9084379
don't be silly, it would kill your individuality

besides, if you want danger and challenge, joining military organization in a peaceful western country is the last thing you do

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The only self-improvement I have is lifting.

Used to be easy when I had a self-made gym under my house. Now I have to go to a real gym.

>> No.9085972

>>9085953
I don't know what I'm gonna do once I hit my natty limit. I feel like I'm almost plateauing off already, but I'm nowhere near where I want to be. I don't wanna touch roids because fuck that shit.

That said, it's good to know that there's a few /jp/ers that lift.

>> No.9085978

>>9085972

I'm nowhere near my limit. I'm skinny as fuck and my lifts suck. I want to quit but I can't really.

I don't get why lifting has such a bad reputation. It's not like you'll turn into a Uber-Jock Womanizer if you pick up a barbell.

>> No.9085990

>>9085978
>>9085972

Eat more.

>> No.9086003

>>9085978
tall poppy syndrome, etc

in my country the average person shuns you. "why do you want to be muscular? that's disgusting", etc etc

funny how I'm also shunned for having "nerdy hobbies" and liking japanese girl cartoons, but I'm the most healthy out of most people around me.

>> No.9086386

>>9085792
I'm not mentally healthy though.
>>9085925
It was more about the discipline.

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