Self Improvement
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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.
Rules and guidelines:
- 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.
- Use content warnings when discussing difficult subjects.
- Do not make medical decisions solely because of a discussion you have had with any person here (e.g. whether to take or not take medications; diagnoses; etc.) as we do not vet people. All medical problems should be discussed with a real-life medical professional.
- Do not post harmful advice here. If this is seen, then please report it and we shall remove it. If you are unsure about whether it's precisely harmful advice or not but feel uneasy about it, please report it anyway.
- Do not insult other users and their lifestyles or their habits (unless they ask, I suppose). This is a place for self-improvement. Critique and discussion about a course of action is encouraged over shit-flinging. Don't talk down to people.
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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of April! 
Some discussion ideas:
- How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
Poster caption
Love science from a young age
从小爱科学
Congxiao ai kexue
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I want to pin this thread as a resource for people looking into recovery from substance abuse. Post your links!
(www.samhsa.gov)
I've used SAMHSA before to find a rehab, 2 times now and both times it helped me out greatly so I want to share this with the community for anyone who wants to make the plunge.
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@moonlake@hexbear.net's great commrequest to create this comm was here, and the improover thread that inspired it is here. Hopefully, we can make this space a place for comrades to talk about their efforts to improve oneself.
This community's purpose is to gather ways for us leftists to become more effective and self-disciplined, forging healthy habits and setting goals. It is undoubtably true that most problems that we experience are due to systemic issues. We do, however, possess some degree of individual agency that we can exert.
We explicitly reject the narratives of "grindset" and "increasing productivity" which are usually associated with "self improvement" among grifter circles, especially in the context of working for capitalists to earn a wage and giving them even more of your surplus value. If you're in a position to slack off at work and still receive a wage that can support you, then don't work any harder than necessary for those bougie motherfuckers. This is a community that is focussed on self-improvement in every other way, allowing us to become happier, healthier, and more knowledgable communists. I believe that we should, as much as possible and when it is safe to do so without being assaulted by chuds, be role models for communism - compassionate, caring, and hard-working (as said before, outside of the workplace). We should be, as much as possible, friendly and reliable to those around us - somebody other people go to when they need support or are confused about the world. After all:
As revolutionaries, we don't have the right to say we are tired of explaining. We must never stop explaining. We know that when the people understand, they cannot help but follow us.
While revolutionary scenarios in the imperial core are very rare right now, we are entering an incredibly tumultuous global situation in the coming years and decades as American quasi-hegemony is threatened. We must be prepared, and cultivate discipline and revolutionary optimism now, so that we can take advantage of all opportunities that come our way. As our comrades in Palestine and elsewhere are fighting imperialism on the front lines, spilling their blood for a better world, we must not fall into resignation and doomerism. We must not cede the concept of improving oneself and becoming a better person to right-wingers and self-help guru grifters.
We naturally have a lot of overlap with c/fitness and c/theory, as well as other communities. Again, this is self-improvement in virtually every way - whether you want to eat healthier (and ideally go 
), improve fitness (whether that's to be big and muscular, or more thin and lithe), transition successfully via HRT and voice training, stopping doomscrolling on Twitter or Reddit so much in your spare time, stopping smoking/drinking/etc, learning a language - and a dozen other ways that you can improve yourself.
- Learning a new language, especially that of the largest minority in your country (such as Spanish in the US).
- Learn first aid and CPR, as well as how to administer and receive narcan.
- Meet your neighbours - either introduce yourself in person, or, if you're shy, write a polite note and leave a small gift. Obviously, sometimes your neighbours are hostile chuds and so shouldn't be engaged with if possible.
- Join or start a reading group. Note that @Vampire@hexbear.net and many others have been discussing getting these back on track.
- Know where your community resources are, if applicable - such as the closest food pantry, warming shelter, free clinic, libraries, etc.
- Brush up on how to protest safely, including from a legal perspective.
- Pay attention to local boycotts, as well as larger ones like BDS. Don't cross picket lines.
- If you have the time and energy, volunteering in your community is a good way to contribute and socialize with others in your community and build organizational and life skills.
- Read theory, and also the history of communist organizing.
- Take care of yourself. Eat as well as you can on your budget. Get enough sleep. Go outside, even if just for a walk around the block every day (remember to mask when needed!) Be social, if that helps you.
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Hello comrades and welcome to the fifth improvement megathread of March! It's a good time to review the progress from March and make some plans for April.
Some discussion ideas:
- How was your March?
+ Do you have some plans for April?
Good luck in April!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of March! The first day of Spring was 2 days ago.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for spring?
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Spring fills the earth
春满大地
Chun man dadi
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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of March!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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The people do not fear the American imperialists, but the American imperialists fear the people
不是人民怕美帝而是美帝怕人民
Bushi renmin pa Mei di ershi Mei di pa renmin
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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of March!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Honor Roll for the Collective Farm “New Life”
We will greet March 8th with Excellent Performance Indicators in Work!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of March!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your February?
+ Do you have some plans for March?
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Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers
帝国主义和一切反动派都是纸老虎
Diguo zhuyi he yiqie fandongpai dou shi zhilaohu
Good luck in March! 
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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of February!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of February!
February 17th will be the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse, which occurs every 60 years in the Chinese calendar and is known as a period of rapid change. This is a year that rewards fearless courage, dedication and punishes indecision, hesitation or impassiveness.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Patrol along the Southern border
南疆巡逻
Nanjiang xunluo
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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of February!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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The Physical Culture Parade -- a powerful demonstration of the strength and invincibility of the Soviet people!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of February! A whole month in front of us to conquer.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your January?
+ Do you have some plans for February?
Poster caption
I drive a forklift for the revolution
我为革命开铲车
Wo wei geming kai chanche
Good luck in February!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of January! One more week left to finish January strong
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
Poster caption:
The tractor-plowing squadron
机耕队
Jigeng dui
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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of 2026!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of 2026!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Smash the imperialist war conspiracy, forge ahead courageously to build our peaceful and happy life!
粉碎帝国主义的战争阴谋，为建设我们和平幸福的生活而奋勇前进！
Fensui diguo zhuyide zhanzheng yinmou, wei jianshe women heping xingfude shenghuo er fenyong qianjin!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of 2026!
This is a great time to set some plans and priorities for the year if you haven't already.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your 2025?
+ What are your priorities and goals for 2026?
Poster caption:
American imperialism must get out of Latin America!
美帝国主义从拉丁美国滚出去！
Mei diguo zhuyi cong Lading Meizhou gunchuqu!
Good luck in 2026!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of 2025! This is a big one, it's time to review the past year and make some plans and priorities for the next year.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your 2025?
+ What are your priorities and goals for 2026?
Poster caption:
Celebrate the new year
庆祝新年
Qingzhu xinnian
Good luck in 2026!
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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of December!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have any plans for next week?
Poster caption:
"Sewing and mending for another year
缝缝补补又一年
Fengfeng bubu you yinian"
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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of December!
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have any plans for next week?
Poster caption: "Everyone to the election of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Socialist Republics"
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