Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 07:14:19 UTC No. 16105976

>>16105973
You could write emails to schedule send to yourself 1 week/1 month from now about your current state, goals, etc. I often cringe so hard at my past self so unthinkable for me.
What's your plan exactly? I changed my personality through spending lots of time in rural Taiwan.

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:02:43 UTC No. 16106003

>>16105976
>write emails to schedule
Not a bad idea.
As for my plan, I'm basically trying to optimize and become the man I ought to be. I don't just want to "self-improve" my current self, I want a new foundation to work with.
>environment
This here will probably be my biggest obstacle. You mentioned that you changed your personality in rural Taiwan. I know for a fact the different place and stresses associated with adjusting is very conducive to personality change. I live with my family for practical reasons (economy and proximity to work), so I think my only choice for now is completely changing the way I interact with it. For example, I'll often find myself lounging on the couch doomscrolling for half an hour at around dinner time. Instead of doing that, I'll completely avoid the couch for the next coming months. Another approach would be basically I'll start living in it as if it you were a guest being given the privilege to stay at a host family.
>habits and daily routine
This is where the stimulus/response journal will come in. I'll be mostly recording significant stimuli where I had to stop and think before doing something, but I'll do my best as well at recording smaller insignificant stuff that will add up. Things like which websites I open up automatically as I fire up my browser is an example of this smaller habit. The usual healthy habits of working out and eating well stays, albeit for the sake of this experiment, I'll change things up a bit like not listening to music while lifting. More exposure to novel experiences will also come in to play. I will not shy away and deliberate on any opportunity given as to combat my current personality's extreme fear of failure. Supranormal stimulus like porn, doomscrolling, and quickly shifting from one electronic activity to another will be kept to a minimum.

cont.

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:11:33 UTC No. 16106005

>>16106003
>>16105976
>beliefs
I grew up Catholic but became atheist during my adolescent years. I wish to return to my religious roots by reading the whole bible in the next few months + the catechism. Of course I genuinely have found faith and not just doing this for the sake of this undertaking. Forgot to mention I'll be doing a lot more reading and will be using it as my main source of entertainment. I'll build up the cognitive capacity to read for extended periods of time.
>social
I'm open to suggestions here. I think I'll just keep interactions to a bare minimum as if to "reset" my personality until I figure it out. I do with to be charismatic in the way I envision it, not like how I am now, which is social but admittedly not what I want.

That's it for now. It's pretty rough which is why I'm very open to suggestions as to how to approach this. Also, do I need to tell a friend about this? Would it mess with the methodology in any way? I feel like if I tell a friend it would introduce a wild variable, but OTOH maybe it's a good idea to keep someone in the know in case that information is needed and I don't get sent to a mental institution or a shrink.

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:14:23 UTC No. 16106006

I forgot to mention that I'm also REALLY curious at whether something like this is possible which is why I want to record it as my personal project and maybe share my findings too. It won't be the most scientifically sound, but I at least I'll give some idea should it work out or not.

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:24:10 UTC No. 16106011

>>16105973
>pic
Why is Langan so cringe? Why can't he just admit free will is real? Why does he have to be such a cuck, weakening any notion of free will by subsuming it under information theory and computation?

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:36:46 UTC No. 16106018

>>16105973
Consider using psychedelics. Micro dose for increased neuroplasticity, the chance to form new and permanent connections between otherwise isolated brain areas. You could try megadosing to cause sudden cataclysmic changes, although that has many dangers. Even a regular trip can result in long lasting change resulting from introspective epiphanies

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:34:51 UTC No. 16106447

/x/ GOD reporting in
you can use a Tulpa for this, OP
you can permanently "switch", basically killing yourself, and only the new personality remains
>you're schizophrenic, I don't believe it, blah blah blah
fine by me

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:47:28 UTC No. 16106457

>>>/x/

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:53:35 UTC No. 16106462

>>16106018
Terrible idea dipshit.

Hey OP, maybe don’t try to sabotage your life and fuck with your family that you’re dependent on. You might as well be saying “how do I give myself bipolar disorder or schizophrenia?” Just don’t..

Anonymous at Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:51:05 UTC No. 16106528

>>16105973
>the Big 5 personality test
This is not a personality test, it's a humiliation ritual created by sadistic NPCs working in HR.