Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of May! There are two more weeks left this month, plenty of time to make some progress.

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

  • LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    Had a good week after struggling to maintain a streak of good weeks. Very optimistic going forward, I just need to maintain discipline and forward momentum.

    • Programming every day to improve my skills for my game dev hobby. I have a long way to go before I’m making the next great indie game.
    • Reading books to improve focus and attention. Just reading for reading sake. A little leftie stuff here, a little sci-fi adventure there, just really focusing on unplugging and having just me and the book.
    • Got rid of my gym membership, working out at my local park. I would like to develop a new type of strength. I want a more calisthenic strength in the coming years, I have been clanking and banging in the weight-room for too long and I want to challenge myself in a new way. I also want to take a Yoga class, I have never worked out with others.
    • Checked-in with a couple of my homies, just made sure they were doing alright.
    • moonlake [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Hell yeah, that sounds like a good week!

      Yoga classes are great, I was going regularly at one point. A lot of yoga studios occasionally have free classes that are open for everyone. Check the website of your local studio, they usually have calendars and schedules.

      What’s your favourite indie game? What are you reading?

      • LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        What’s your favourite indie game?

        Cave Story for sure. The fact the original game was made by just one dude over the course of a long time and released online for free is kind of my vision for my project. I just want to make sometime special and get it out there.

        What are you reading?

        Right now I’m on a classic sci-fi binge. Reading “War of The Worlds”, it’s surprisingly short and easy.

        • moonlake [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Right now I’m on a classic sci-fi binge. Reading “War of The Worlds”, it’s surprisingly short and easy.

          I haven’t read it yet but it’s on my list. For classic sci-fi I recommend Roadside Picnic, it’s the book that the movie Stalker is based on