/improve/ - Self Improvement

play eve online.

Try to do things purely for yourself. It's easy to see why doing anything is pointless when the only purpose is to benefit this vague image of "humanity". Instead, do things that benefit you, make you happy, things that enrich your experience of life. For some people, the illusion of helping mankind through its futile existance makes them feel good.

>>3489

I could try this. Is there anything you would suggest?

>>3491

Breaking off from nihilism has been my quest for the last few years. After lots of digging, I think I've found something I can hold onto. Open yourself to the idea of the divine, think about free will, ask yourself where the mind resides and whether we are fundamentally different from deterministic machines such as contemporary computers.

Suggested readings:

>>2726 (both books)

>>3129

>>2531

Nihilism can work both ways. You may tell yourself: why bother? Why improve my life?

But in the same nihilistic sense I may ask: why not bother?

>>3494

If those answers are equally valid, then it comes down to OP's character. If he hasn't been able to escape his dark place so far, I doubt he will after reading your advice.

>>3484

Its actually very fucking easy, start reading occult texts, you will realize you have a completely degenerated understanding for words.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta03.htm

Don't feel bad either, mainstream media is to blame, they are the ones who try to trap you into either virtuallity or nihilism. Its because those are the only philosophies that convince people to keep valuating themselves over shit they consume.

Read Stoic philosophy like the Enchiridion and Meditations

Read Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

Read Jiddu Krishnamurti's Freedom from the Known

These will help you. I'm serious. Seriously put in the effort and read these guys and you will transcend nihilism. At least I did. It's gonna be alright.

>>3494

>>3495

this.

>>3502

>Read Stoic philosophy like the Enchiridion and Meditations

OP just start with this.

>>3492

>>3500

>>3502

Awesome, I will give them a read. Thanks.

>>3494

>>3495

I don't know if I'm in a "dark place", but I simply want a way to change my mindset as far as life is concerned. I may have worded my post poorly, but I want to be able to believe what we do actually has meaning regardless of whether it actually does or not; as opposed to " when we're dead it won't matter anyway ".

reject nihilism, acquire absurdism

>>3502

I read through a bit of meditations, but it seemed to all just keep saying "doing stuff that is just fun is bad, you need to be passionate about something worthwhile" However, I dont have anything Im passionate about. (even stuff that isnt worthwhile)

Is it all so seemingly negative and judge-y?

>>3535

It may be hard to find a motivation. Or something worthwhile. In the end, we experience reality in our brains. Anything we do won't matter in the end. We'll all die.

But if you think about it, it may all be about you. What you feel is real. Overcoming our fears is what spices up life. You know you'll die. So why not get the most out of your mundane existence?

It doesn't have to be something grandiose. It may be to give a little help to someone in need, to overcome your fear talking to that hot girl, to travel or to do something that takes you out of your comfort zone.

What you may be lacking are new experiences. That feeling of discovering something new. Be amazed at something.

You're too inside of your comfort zone wasting your life over analyzing things.

Move. Create. Discover.

>>3500

dubs dont lie. reading this book changed my life, and allowed me a greateer understanding of life its self.

hall has several smaller, but just as well written texts as well.