Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of May! There is one more week left in May, let's make it count.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

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Good luck with your goals! unity

  • CommunistBear [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    As it is currently I do bike to work and consider it one of my favorite parts of my day. Rain or shine I always love it. It's so much more mentally stimulating than a car. It's a reason why I did enjoy riding my old motorcycle when it was still running. It was like a part of my brain had become unlocked. It just completely changed how I perceived the world vs driving a car which feels very boxed in and restricted. But I had gotten kicked out of where I was staying and ended up crashing on couches for several months (through a very wet winter) and in that time my motorcycle fell into disrepair and no longer runs. My housing situation is stable now with access to my tools so that wouldn't be an issue anymore.

    I've looked into getting my old bike up and running again but it would take significantly more skill than I have since it would require completely rewiring the bike (among other things I'm not even aware of being fucked up) and I... Don't have the time or patience to do that at the moment. It's also super old and I just don't want to bother with a carburator anymore.

    A brief glance at how much money I'm saving from not drinking or smoking and I might still be coming out ahead if I buy a new bike lol