Activities to ''upgrade you'' - Improve yourself

[Von]

Often we talk about improvement of the ''self''.... Curious what you guys activities are... passions or stuff you learn to give yourself a social edge

Myself:

- Gym
- Dance with competitions
- Work
- Attend alot of Dance,Painting,Musical activities (exhibitions, concert)
- Wine workshop
- Alot of self-improvement and finance reading

What you think could ''improve'' your game in the eyes of society or just yourself

 

[OlympicTim]

Reading and gym for sure.

I also like to use MIT open course ware just to look at stuff im interested in

 

[gravityeyelids]

Off of what OlympicTim said, when i have a lot of free time, you can find free college courses from places like Harvard, Yale, Northwestern, anywhere really. On a wide variety of topics. Sit in your house and chill with a beer or coffee while dropping some ledge on yourself.

Finances are big. I used to be terrible with money until i started to learn more about it and manage my expenses better. The app Mint is amazing for this. I buy everything with my debit card now so i can view every little expense on there and categorize it.

 

[KingBeef]

Learn how to play the guitar (acoustic at least). Just like getting in the best shape possible.... IT ONLY BENEFITS YOU AND THERE ARE NO DOWNSIDE EFFECTS...

 

[Yewki]

Learn how to play the guitar (acoustic at least). Just like getting in the best shape possible.... IT ONLY BENEFITS YOU AND THERE ARE NO DOWNSIDE EFFECTS...

I don't know, there's risk of serious injury playing the guitar. Life is a precious gift. Don't get too crazy, it's not worth the risk.

 

[wifehunter]

Focus, reflection, critical thinking, alone time, seeking knowledge and wisdom.

Also, making music, playing strategy video games (rts), walking 3 miles daily.

 

[Glumix]

Learn how to play the guitar (acoustic at least). Just like getting in the best shape possible.... IT ONLY BENEFITS YOU AND THERE ARE NO DOWNSIDE EFFECTS...

Been playing guitar for 15 years, I killed my elbow and finger joints and developed bad tendinitis. I had to stop during 6 months at some point because of the tendinitis. Warm up before you play. No joke.

To answer OP: reading, meditation, work, running and mountaineering, work-out and a lot of photography.

 

[Reykhel]

Lifting, reading, basketball, watching spurs games / basketball games, hanging with the fam, hiking / exploring, off road biking, learning something new.

I try to find something I've never done before every day, in order to learn and enrich myself. Today, it happened to be about burns because I got a pretty nasty one.

Spurs were beaten tonight agains Dortmund....0-2

.....out of Europe now...

 

[Building_and_Loan]

Volunteer, become involved in local nonprofits.

Lots of girls are involved, plus it allows you to explore different social groups and make new friends. It just flat out gives you more to do in your life.

 

[Rainman4707]

Reading & exercise for me.

When people talk about improvement on here, the above two pop up a lot.

 

[old_skoolr]

Lost respect for any Spurs fan on this forum

Only one team in North London, even though were absolute sh1thouse atm lol

Martial arts, reading, learning new things and ideas.

 

[l__i__l]

Acting lessons.
I improved my confidence and social skills, which beneffited all facets of my life.
This will give you the social edge.

 

[parkthebus]

I think work should always be on this list. And if you don't care about your job, you should have a tangible plan to get one where you do care. Example, I work in a shop as a sales assistant, decent pay but I don't get commission. I'm not passionate about this job but am planning to progress into estate agency.

 

[blind_one]

Gym, reading, knife and blade maintenance/sharpening, shoe conditioning and maintenance, absorbing sh!tton info about my car and common models from the forums and ocassionaly fixing some nuts and bolts. Long hikes into the woods.

 

[RangerMIke]

Yoga, boxing, biking.... but I turn 50 next year and boxing is starting to become problematic. Not too many middle age guys do this, so I'm always up against much younger men and I sort of getting tired of getting the poo beat out of me. The boxing work-outs are the best, I just need to hang up my gloves or risk brain damage.

I love the study of languages.

 

[Jordski]

I believe going to the gym is like reading SS.. It has all core for every good aspects in improvements. Not just to impress the bishes. Youll learn to work hard, get the jobs done, being consistent, set goals and pretty much everything. So its probably the best for starters..

 

[Reykhel]

Yoga, boxing, biking.... but I turn 50 next year and boxing is starting to become problematic. Not too many middle age guys do this, so I'm always up against much younger men and I sort of getting tired of getting the poo beat out of me. The boxing work-outs are the best, I just need to hang up my gloves or risk brain damage.

I love the study of languages.

Comment va le français mon pote?

 

[RangerMIke]

Comment va le français mon pote?

Mon francais est bon , mais je besoin de plus pratique.

Mein Deutsch ist viel besser.

Ahora estoy aprendiendo espanol , qui es mas util en el USA.

 

[stevo]

My big thing this year is self control.
It's amazing how much strength it takes to control your mind and control your habits.

Managing my finances.

Hiking

Volunteer

Be a better father, no matter how great you are, you can always be better.

Gym is like DJ 101

Stop being caught off guard when girls hit on me, happens somewhat often but always feel foreign

No fapping, no porn, ever. Talk about self control.

 

[Reykhel]

Mon francais est bon , mais je besoin de plus pratique.

Mein Deutsch ist viel besser.

Ahora estoy aprendiendo espanol , qui es mas util en el USA.

t'as besoin de plus de pratique....c'est normal. Moi je trouve que lire est la meilleur façon de maintenir une langue....quand t'peux pas bavarder bien sûr! surtout avec l'audio...
http://www.litteratureaudio.com

Que guay que estés aprendiendo el castellano tío! y como has dicho, es hablado mucho en tu país, así que debería ser más fácil practicarlo....puedes matar dos pájaros de un tiro....practicar y ligar....

....no tengo ni puta idea de aleman! jajajajajaja