Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of August! 
It's the beginning of the month and there are 4 full weeks until the end of the month. This is a good time to make some plans for the month.
As usual, some discussion ideas:
- Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week or month? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
- Do you have any plans or goals for August?
- 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?
Poster caption: "(To the) Victorious Motherland - glory!"
Good luck with your goals! 
Had an absolutely awful few weeks of a depression hole, where i didn't really accomplish anything. Today though, I got to use my new bike for the first time and went for a delightful ride. Hoping to also finish off my last few home improvement projects, then watch HOTD finale tonight w my spouse.
I also released my game beta to reddit/incrementalgames, to good reviews. Hoping to wrap that up eventually!
roll call
@SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net
@TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net
@LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net
@Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net
If anybody else wants to be added to the roll call, just let me know
I need to start yoga again in the mornings, and go work out 30 mins to an hour after work.
Things for ya boy are still on the upswing.
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Programming and game development is going well, I just found a real life meet-up in my city to attend to link up with other game development hobbyists and professionals, everyone seems really nice. It's a good blend of people which was surprisingly, I thought it'd be all dudes but got a lot of non-dudes too.
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My health and fitness is really taking shape.
and I have really locked in my diet. No more sloppy trash veganism, I'm really focused on whole foods and making sure I'm preparing my meals as one should. It's helping the pounds fall off and my muscles continue to grow. -
Reading has increased, screen-time has gone down.
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All of my social media accounts have been deleted, Hexbear and game development web forums are still in use but social media like Instagram and Reddit are just attention funnels for me. Still have a Facebook purely for extended Family contact. I value my attention and focus now and I'm trying to spend it where it matters.
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Less time watching long-ass Youtube video essays about productivity, and I'm just being productive. I have found that self-help stuff is good, but "MOTIVATIONAL™©®" content is procrastination with extra steps.
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The time I do spend on Youtube is related to my goals. Watching more focused videos on creative writing, game development, programming, that sort of stuff to help foster my creative ambitions
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Gave my friends some phone calls and told them I love them cause they are my friends. It was weird cause one of them thought i was gonna do something bad, and it made me realize that maybe I should ease into something like that next time.
Gave my friends some phone calls and told them I love them cause they are my friends. It was weird cause one of them thought i was gonna do something bad, and it made me realize that maybe I should ease into something like that next time.
That's wonderful. I need to do more of that with my family
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Today I want to share with the class this podcast episode: Ten Percent Happier: Evelyn Tribole --- youtube link
It's about intuitive eating. I especially recommend it for people who want to lose weight but also everybody else who eats food on a daily basis
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
This past week was a complete bust. Actually scratch that, I did some long distance walking a couple days, but no gym, running, or cycling. Worked 6 days and into my 7th straight day today. Can't wait for my day off tomorrow so I can get back in the flow of things.
Fuck, it just keeps getting worse. I don’t even know what I did wrong. I walked, ran, ate reasonably, went to bed reasonably, and suddenly I just feel like total garbage and can barely get out of bed for days. I suspect a near future deadline is really messing with me, not because it’s very special, but because I really tried hard every day and I can’t get it done. I don’t know what else to do. Maybe this is just what the brain damage is like after repeated covid infections. I’m going to keep trying, but it’s really hard.
Give yourself a break, you didn't do anything wrong. Remember that we live in hellworld on a prison planet. None of this shit is your fault.
I'm the same way, I can't relax when I have a deadline hanging over me. Let us know if it's something we can help with
I have been largely unsuccessful last week. I think I need a bit of a recovery from the process of job-searching. Also, had to deal with issues that are deliberately caused by the government of my state.
I intend on finishing the probability theory goals that I set up last week tonight, and the goals regarding learning php I am keeping for this week.
I really didn't do shit this past week. I ate out pretty much every lunch and dinner. I did basically zero physical activity. I didn't drink or smoke so I've maintained that but instead have been losing tremendous amounts of sleep because I have become obsessed with Baldur's Gate 3. Other than that, I hit 1000 miles on my motorcycle and still love every second of it.
At my volunteering gig, I got into an argument with this boomer who was constantly trying to boss me around and act like I had some ulterior motive for volunteering. She wasn't anyone's boss, but she's been volunteering there for ages, so she has this attitude that she's above me. Still, I should have just let it go. They didn't text me to give me a schedule, so I guess that's over.
I was mainly doing the volunteer work to kind of practice for working again, since I've been out of the workforce a long time. I'm kind of thinking that I should just enjoy the free time I have left before I have to rejoin the grind of wage labor.
I'm making good progress on running. I've run almost 60 miles so far this month, and broke my personal record for a 10k by a fair amount. I'm going to take it a little easier next week because I definitely overtrained.
