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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of October! bonfire

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 or plans 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?

Poster caption: "Have you signed up as a volunteer?"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of October! bonfire

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 or plans 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?

Poster caption: "Knowledge will break the chains of slavery"

Good luck with your goals! solidarity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fifth improvement megathread of September! bonfire

Only two more days until October, it's a good time to make some plans for the following month.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you have any plans for October?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans 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?

Poster caption: "What the October Revolution gave to the worker and peasant woman"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of September! bonfire It's the first day of autumn, which is a great time to make some plans for this autumn.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you have any plans for this autumn?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans 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?

Poster caption: "Young builders of Communism, go forth toward the new achievements in labor and education!"

Good luck with your goals! solidarity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of September! It's the middle day of the month, good time to review your progress so far and remind yourself of your goals for the rest of the month. bonfire

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • How is your September going so far?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans 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?

Poster caption: "Watchfully protect the socialist harvest"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of September! bonfire

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 or plans 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?

Poster caption: "(we) Will build back to fame!"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of September! bonfire

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • How was your August?
  • Do you have any plans or goals for September?

mystery-emote

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • 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: "The plans of the party - my plans!"

Wishing you a great September! solidarity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of August! bonfire

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 plans or goals for the following 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?

Poster caption: "(Let us) make the decisions of the 25th meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union reality! Make the bond between the Hammer and Sickle stronger!"

Good luck with your goals! rainbow-has

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of August! bonfire

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 plans or goals for the following 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?

Poster caption: "We are building Socialism"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Going to check in here every day this week if I didn't eat fast food or not. This is a period of exciting life changes so I have a lot of grace for mistakes butand I owe it to myself to have good nutritious food to fuel those changes.

Hoping someone will be willing to be pinged everyday this week so I can check in!

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of August! bonfire

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 the following 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?

Poster caption: "(we) Will get a rich harvest from a virgin land!"

Good luck with your goals! rainbow-has

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of August! bonfire

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! unity

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Your Answer doesn't have to be that criteria, but I'm wondering how your journey began or is going. Some people begin their lives early or late, and others shift in the middle to a new career.

While I am essentially asking for advice - I currently have a routine and path which I am looking for alternatives for - I am also just curious to see how others can, are, or have turned their lives in another direction.

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Not proud to admit but I average 8 cups of coffee a day, my tolerance is through the roof. I also pound coffee in the morning because I'm so groggy from my night time meds. Can't be good for you! So I'm cutting back to six, then hopefully 4, then 2 strong cups. Weening seems like a good option.

Plus the price of coffee is outrageous, even the cheapo Folgers is $10 for the large.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of July! bonfire

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: "Woman, to the locomotive!"

Good luck with your goals! rainbow-has

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of July! bonfire

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 plans or 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?

Good luck with your goals! praise-it

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of July!

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: "(come) To our construction site, friends!

Greetings to the builders of the Yenisey cascade (of dams)!"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Ayyy feels good! Miss my old therapist, but found a place with sliding scale, and the person they matched me with is queer and cool with leftist thought

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of July!

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: We demand peace!

Good luck with your goals!

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yada yada back at it, attempt number blah out of a million attempts. I've noticed smoking makes my hypoglycemia worse and I have more low blood sugar attacks. Added in with the stroke risk that comes with it and it's not looking good for my health. I really don't want to end up crippled at a young age or die, obviously.

So I'm trying again. Put a tracker on my phone and I have some of the gum left over to help with cravings.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fifth and last improvement megathread of June! rainbow-has

How was your June? What would you like to focus on in July?

Fun fact: tomorrow (July 1st) will be the exact middle day of the year. It will be the 183rd day of the year and 183 more days will remain until the end of the year. Good time to look back and review your year so far. It's also a good time to remember your new year resolutions and get back on track with your goals. A lot progress can be done in 6 months. What would you like to do until the end of the year?

Poster caption: By the (rail)road of peace and friendship! Moscow - Beijing 1954

Good luck with your goals! hexbear-gay-pride

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of June! hexbear-pride

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: Friendship forever for the happiness of nations!

Good luck with your goals! rainbow-has

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of June! rainbow-has

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: Let the Chinese-Soviet friendship live eternally!

Good luck with your goals! hexbear-gay-pride

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of June! rainbow-has

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 plans or 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?

Poster caption: Always together!

Be gay, do crime! hexbear-gay-pride

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of June! It's the beginning of the month, great time to set your goals and priorities for this month.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • How was your May?
  • Do you have any goals or priorities for June?
  • 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: Glory to the first cosmonaut U.A. Gagarin!

Good luck with your goals! yuri

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A community which focusses on improving yourself. This can be in many different ways - from improving physical health or appearance, to improving mental health, creating better habits, overcoming addictions, etc.

While material circumstances beyond our control do govern much of our daily lives, people do have agency and choices to make, whether that is as "simple" as disciplining yourself to not doomscroll, to as complex as recreating yourself to have many different hobbies and habits.

This is not a place where all we do is talk about improving "productivity" (in a workplace context) and similar terms and harmful lifestyles like "grindset". Self-improvement here is intended to make you a generally better and happier person, as well as a better communist, and any other roles you may have in your life.

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  1. Posts should be about self-improvement. This is obviously a wide category, and can range from advice, to finding resources, to self-posts about needing to improve in a certain area, or how you have improved, and many other things.

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