Why are you posting on an iraqi snowboarding enthusiast forum instead of bettering yourself as a person? Small steps anon, just go for a 20 minute walk, you might feel better.
>>27649137
because i'm a bad person
im bettering myself i've been reading plato but i want to save the rest of symposium for tomorrow because if i read it now i'll have nothing to read tomorrow
>>27649629
Why plato specifically? What interests you about his work?
>>27649137
Because there's nothing at the end of the self-improvement meme rainbow except a roastie, and I don't want a roastie, so I keep returning to square 1.
>>27649137
I dunno , to feel better about myself since i have no clue how to improve my life
>>27649670
i like his ideas about philosophy being the pursuit of the truth
it might get proven wrong as i read more philosophy but because i started getting interested in that kind of thing because i didn't know what i should do or even if there was something i should do it's kind of comforting to have this idea that i an find out eventually
>>27649689
Surely trying to become a better person will make you, well, a better person? I've been a robot nearly all my damn life and it's not been til [current year] that I actually tried, and it's kinda doing okay!
>>27649695
Eating right and exercising is always a good start, follow that down and you become better looking, you feel better, and good things can come to you!
>>27649699
That's awesome, I should definitely give him a read. I haven't really read much philosophy, is Plato a good place to start?
>>27649689
Surely trying to become a better person will make you, well, a better person? I've been a robot nearly all my damn life and it's not been til [current year] that I actually tried, and it's kinda doing okay! I can talk to people and not sperg out too hard!
>>27649695
Eating right and exercising is always a good start, follow that down and you become better looking, you feel better, and good things can come to you!
>>27649699
That's awesome, I should definitely give him a read. I haven't really read much philosophy, is Plato a good place to start? I've heard Nietzsche is a good read.
>>27649782
>That's awesome, I should definitely give him a read. I haven't really read much philosophy, is Plato a good place to start?
i think so, he's very influential and the books are pretty easy to find and i didn't find them too hard to read
>>27649821
Excellent, thanks for the tip!
>>27649804
I think i'm in the norm 178 cm and 65 kg , I'm more inclined in learning some tips to befriend strangers since i'm alone in a foreign country