What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

[Feba]

As the topic suggests, what's something you've done lately to try to make yourself a better person (or in most casts, less bad)

Personally, I just overwrote my pirated copy of OSX with Xubuntu (which I don't like, but can always replace). Sure, it was technically the last owner that pirated it, but with this I no longer have any pirated software, other than ROMs (which are all at least a decade old). I still need to find a way to stop relying on pirated music, but this is a start

[DakAttack]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

I've motivated myself to work out every day of the week so far.

Also: I deleted all my porn. You never know what you've got until it's gone.

[Murphie]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

I donated some money to a children's charity. But then again, that isn't really anything that improved me personally. :/

Um.

Actually, I've been kind of a jerkface lately. Something about caffeine withdrawal or something. Very crabby.

[Feba]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

Also: I deleted all my porn. You never know what you've got until it's gone.

Why save it in the first place?

Actually, I've been kind of a jerkface lately. Something about caffeine withdrawal or something.

Then you're cutting back on caffeine?

[Raydeus]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

I torrented a new anime series, which will improve my japanese and save me tons of money I would otherwise spend going out in the time I'll be watching said anime.

It will also give me very unrealistic expectations for my future encounters with women, since as everyone knows there's no chance in hell women will act so feminine.

So it's all win-win.

[DakAttack]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

Why save it in the first place?

Easily accessible 'best of' collection?

[Feba]

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Ah

[Caspian]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

Decided I'm gonna try and learn Russian. I liked learning spanish when I was in school and would like to learn several languages.
Decided that I need to go back to school and get a Masters, just have to decide what in now.

Think I'm about to quit smoking. Such a nasty habit.

[Hantz]

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Think I'm about to quit smoking. Such a nasty habit.

Seconded. I just failed miserably at my umpteenth try. My main problem is falling asleep at work from the lack of nicotine. I never realized how much I relied on it to keep me all hopped up until I tried to quit.

Better myself though? I just got a wisdom tooth out that resembled a cereal bowl, so physically that's something. But character wise, not a lot. There are a lot of little parenting things that I try to improve upon daily, but that doesn't really show.

Edit: I remembered something. I was in a band with my brother and our drummer. But it never turned out right and it was proggy and not very "good." But my brother and I write really cool songs, that most people would like (I'm willing to bet) as long as we control everything: meaning playing all the instruments ourselves, recording it all ourselves, etc.

So after 4 years of playing around the area in Wolvaire, I manned up and told my drummer that I needed a fresh start, to do things the right way for the right reasons. I couldn't be afraid to put our older work to rest, or I would have continued to grind myself into the dirt. The fresh start was like an artistic rebirth. We're approaching every aspect differently now. That was a huge leap in my character, IMHO.

[Alshandra]

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I recently enrolled in a language course just to do something else with my free time, also to improve my limited understanding of Japanese, something I have wanted to do for a long time.

Also started eating more fruit.

[Aksannyi]

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Hasn't happened yet, but how about goal setting? After seeing myself on the video tape of our annual dance show, I've just been motivated to lose some weight. I look like a whale.

[Hantz]

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I've just been motivated to lose some weight. I look like a whale.

Are you sure we aren't married, living secret FFXI lives. Because you sound just like my wife.

Stop it.

[DieselBoy09]

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Also: I deleted all my porn. You never know what you've got until it's gone.

It'll be back. It always comes back.
To better myself I've been taking pre-cal and wasting my whole day, every day Mon-Fri on homework. After this gets over, I'm going to probably try to pick up girls. I've never been good at it and it will help me get a little better control of my social anxiety. (not that I'm a total recluse or don't mingle with the opposite sex, I just honestly don't get out as much as I would like)

[DieselBoy09]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

Why save it in the first place?

Because its hard to find good videos that suit your fancy? Or possibly he has a favorite star?

[Grizzlebeard]

Re: What's something you've done to improve yourself lately?

Teaching myself to cook Japanese food. Always liked it immensely but there really aren't any good Japanese restaurants where I live anymore so I figured I'd learn some staple favourites. Was struggling a little finding good ingredients but managed to find a Chinese wholesaler who imports Japanese ingredients for the small but local community.

Also, drinking less coffee and more tea. Just over a year since I quit smoking now so I figure I can reduce the coffee intake down without sending myself into violent spasms. Still finding it hard to ween myself off the odd pastry with my morning drink. A cinnamon danish is just far too attractive when held alongside a yoghurt. One step at a time.