Don't know what to do with your life? Talk about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR6-c3j0K_Y

i think i might start using /sig/

I like going into those threads cause they're /comfy/

I've been pleasantly surprised by the /sig/ threads, I'm enjoying the changing direction of /pol/ in general too

i'm going to compile a checklist for myself soon

I'm part of a /sig/ server on Discord

It's my book club

toss an invite

Yee

Same for me

once i get my paycheck

i'm gonna go out

and buy some farming tools and seeds

and try to grow myself some plants in my backyard

I reccomend green beans

Pretty strong plants

nice

are you growing stuff right now

@Vaghar

No, nothing in season

I'm in New England so I cant grow anything important rn

@ram3n Depending upon what you want to grow, you can also buy items from produce sections in stores and use the seeds within to grow more. Some seed stores tend to over price what they got, so that might save you some money too

also i forgot that i'm nearing fall/winter

so i'll wait until next year to start planting

in the meantime i'll find other things to do

Yeah, there is always cleaning up /maintenance, things like cooking to learn/do too

lifting samdbags

sandbags*

Are you expecting heavy rain and possible flooding?

If you want to start growing things, but you're limited in space and your local climate/soil isn't suitable, check out indoor growing tents

Oshion 2x2x4 Feet Small Indoor Mylar Hydroponics Grow Tent Room (24"x 24"x 48") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GCJ66NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2pTWzbP4JR8DM

I'm considering getting a larger one so I can grow some vegetables during the winter

i have my backyard to use for growing things

but i do need to clear out an old swing set + maybe flatten it

growing things is so comfy

too bad im stuck in an apartment

You can get one of those Topsy Turvey things

Right?

i feel like that's just a scam

I've read a bit about them

People are pretty happy about them

You can make a DIY version too so

For the NEETs among us, start this ASAP. Maybe the single most valuable course I've even gone through. It will help you understand yourself and those around you. Extremely helpful in particular if you suffer social anxiety or depresson. Watch one video a day and give yourself about 20 mins after each session to think and intregrate what you learned. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQAT-0aSPq-OKOpQlHyR4k5h

If you have any questions, or just want to talk, you are welcome to PM me.

^seconded, it's a must watch

Check out the kratky hydroponic method. It's almost completely hands-off and can grow vegs indoors year round. Here's some lettuce I'm growing now.

Thats awesome! How often are our able to harvest it?

This summer I did my first bit of farming, just a patch of 1x2 meters, but it taught me tons 😄

nice

For instance - peas will conquer everyfuckingthing, peas took over everything, even other peas.

you'll have to give me some tips for a first time farmer next spring lol

When I was clearing it out a week ago there were like twice the "surface" amount of peas beneath, that were almost dead etc lol

For sure! 😄

First: *Don't put things too close to one another*

I don't know about second 🤔

feces could be used as fertilizer, right?

because of the nitrates?

Surely 😎

Be careful about using human feces. Most feces is fine, as contamination would require diseases crossing a species barrier. Human feces doesn't have that advantage, so it can spread disease pretty quickly

I didn't do that though, I live close to others lol

*Like the rest of my family, and the neighbours*

Well, *shit* 😄

speaking of witch, this is a <#359504430569095168> conversation

Oh, I even hesitated before bringing it up in here 😓

http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/142386452/sig-heil-self-improvement-general

so today i decided to begin a small exercise regimen which i hope to expand upon in the future

and i'm going to dedicate myself to doing better in school

studying, homework, etc

as i've realized that i need to be in relatively good shape if i'm going to contribute to our community

good ^

Heck yes my dude

i'm also on a mission of nofap

cutting it down

by

a lot

Be careful.

Some dudes can't handle it.

Get overly aggressive, irrational, irritible.

yeah

but then again how else are you gonna break the habit

it's just an addiction to the release of dopamine, similar to drugs

and addictions are p bad

Control yourself, just like any other drug.

Once a week, max.

i'm gone down from every night to twice a week

though starting next week i'm cutting down to once

That's good, make sure you are talking to a girl everyday. Even just small talk/bullshitting. Doesn't even have to be one you find attractive.

yeah

already doing that lol

A good hobby helps keep your mind off it also

yeah

i'm gonna go into bushcraft/woodworking soon

camping

all kinds of outside stuff

Use your increased testosterone to develop a competitive mindset, start competing silently in everything you do.

mhm

because vitamin d + chopping wood does increase your testosterone right

Any physical activity I believe, >nofapping as well.

perfect

yeah i've spent way too many years inside on the computer

i'm pale as shit

Or at very least >nofapping makes you feel more verile and aggressive.

too skinny

You gotta want it man. Don't let yourself make excuses.

i *want* this

i *want* a better life for myself

and for the white race

some pale and skinny af kid with no muscle isn't gonna help much in the settlement

Well, it sounds like you know how to get it.

It's the execution that matters.

yes

That's where people fall off.

Temptation.

yes

i'm fallen to that quite a few times

Eat enough protein too

Falling off is okay, everyone falls off. Just get back too it.

i eat a shit ton of meat and peanut butter

so i think i have protein covered

Make sure it's good peanut butter

So you're not killing your arteries

ok

Fruit.

yeah i'm gonna start adding more fruits and vegetables into my diet

because i tend to be a pretty picky eater lmao

I dont eat any chocolate anymore
I am at at least 100 days nofap
Diet should be pretty healthy, I got a good immune system and I regularly take a blood sample to see if I got all my nutritions

I need to exercise more
I should try to take cold showers again
I'm studying pretty hard, but my results are not as good as I want them to be

If you want some tips for studying, perhaps taking a 15-minute break once an hour will help, if you don't already. Also, whatever you study ~15 min before sleep will be what is best retained, so make sure you do your final Essential Points Review before going to bed, maybe when you're doing automatic stuff like brushing your teeth or washing your face. And if you're allowed to chew gum or have mints/tic-tacs/candies during tests, you could try to associate a class and study sort with a flavour and smell. Helps some people with recall. Hope this helps!

Have you guys heard of the Mind Palace memory technique - for studying?

nope

Yes

Its where you imagine a palace in your mind and you place things that you want to remember in different rooms.

that's

weird

it works by utilizing spacial memory instead of .. other memory

Self Improvement book reccomendations?

Not really, they dont work

Focus on reading classical lit.

Go for, healthy diet, nofap, exercise and developing sound political ideas

Pretty much any western author is a good place to start.

Depending on your reading comprehension level, you may want to start with novelists and work your way to philosophy.

Orwell and Huxley are really good, and important authors to read.

Then to Nietzshe, Decartes, Bertrand Russel, Aquinas, etc....

Also, though he's not technically western, Solzhenitsyn is really important as well, specifically Gulag Archipilago.

Also, important psychology works as well, Freud(Though he missed the mark on a few things, still very enlightening), Jung, Neumann, Becker etc..

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Sometimes known as 'The Art of the Violenly Unstoppable Doormat.'

Yeah, Carnegie is great as well.

That is a decent self-help book. The only good one I know.

Oh, I forgot Dostoevsky.

Any study in Philisophy should start with Plato or the Pre-Socratics.

Yeah, they count as western for sure.

You know what, here's one of my bookshelves. Anything on here is good to start.

Should be high enough res to read titles.

Is that yours??

Yes.

Wow, thats how I want my walls to look like 😄

I like these covers

>The Great Works of The Western World.

Shit nigga

That is goodl

It's a set bought with a really nice, but old, leather bound britanica encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is long gotten rid of due to obsolescence. They were several thousand dollars all together. Was probably 2 decades ago now.

Ah man, I will get similar ones

Focus is kinda shit on my fucked up iPhone. I'll take a new one tomorrow after I get my Note8.

Along with some others probably.

Gotta say, I recently started taking cold showers, and I think I'm additcted (not literally). It feels fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone.

Also prevents dry scalp^^

I prefer starting my showers cold and finishing with warmth 🤷🏻 I don't get as clean in the cold

I find warm showers at first helps get the oil and dirt out, opens the pores, and then cold shower closes em up again, so warm while washing and a cold finish is 👌

🤔 I have yet to try that! I'll do it tommorow at the gym

Ended up trying it today, it was pretty good! 😄

Really? The first times for me were really uncomfortable, I kept my showers shorter.

idk if this is considered self improvement

but instead of buying bread from the store i'm baking it at home

thats cool, how much work is involved in that?

the most primitive way of doing it

is not that hard

grind up wheat seeds + mix with water

and you have dough

however various things like baking powder are good to help make the dough rise

sugar + salt and possibly other toppings are good as well

how does the taste compare?

idk yet

i'll have to see

but once i make some and try it i'll make sure to try to post some results here

please do

On occasion I make a loaf or two, it's crazy how much better than store bought bread it is.

Especially right when it's fresh.

mhm

i've never tried fresh bread before

only store bought shit

We‘re baking it at home too, but we have a machine to do it for us.

I just use breadpans and an oven.

What's really interesting about bread is that your regional bacterium can change it's texture and flavor significantly. San Francisco sourdough is a good example.

that's actually really interesting

bread is now outside and rising

Looks... Very floury.

yeah

very first loaf

Ahhhh. Well, tell us how it turns out!

alrighty

Why's it outside, though?

need to let the dough rise

Can't you do that indoors? Just cover the bowl with a damp handtowel.

recipe called for a hot place to let the dough rise

like 90 degrees fahrenheit outside rn

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I use my over on the "warming" setting.

Hm. Well, alright.

*oven

i don't think my oven has that setting

Whatever it's lowest temp is is probably fine.

I just stick mine near the window, or by an open convection oven.

I guess it depends on the oven, mine is pretty nice.

The open convection overn seems sharp. Doesn't it heat up the room really bad though?

Depends how much you open it, and in winter I turn off the heater when I make bread, use the convection oven and bread oven to make the house smell nice and be warm. In summer I can just leave it by the window.

I'm talking one of those lil toaster ovens you make fish sticks and stuff in. Not the full-size oven.

Yeah. I have one.

I find that active heating produces better results.

Lot's of factors there though.

Winter's the best time to bake. Makes the whole house smell like a home, and there's nothing like warm bread and good butter.

And yeah, I can see that. My state's just so warm, I hardly ever need to bother more with that.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/309843229719789569/362730403024338955/IMG_20170927_184045.jpg?width=355&height=474

bread is risen

time to bake

You don't double-rise your bread? Interesting.

double rising?

Should lightly knead or punch it and re-rise. Prevents the bread from looking like swiss cheese.

i'll take that into account next time i bake

The gluten strands form more completely with a second rise.

oh nice

Gives more structure, and prevents the bread from being too crumbly.

oh okay

well we'll see how it'll turn out lmao

And as I said, prevents large air holes from forming.

mhm

They say it's best to lightly reknead it, but I just punch down on it a few times and then throw it back in the oven for second rise. Seems to work fine.

If I baked with no bread pan, I would probably knead it instead.

thanks for the advice @Rin

Sure.

bread was a success

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/309843229719789569/362745813627174933/IMG_20170927_193741.jpg?width=355&height=474

crispy, buttered outside

nice and airy/spongy inside

Looks a little uh.... handmade^^

lmao yeah

Good first run though.

Next time, before you put it in the pan, knead it in such a way that the folds are on the underside and the top has a sort of smooth skin on it. Like an elongated pizza dough before rolling. It will be much more aestetically pleasing as an end product and will give you the familiar "bread form factor".