r/selfimprovement
2.6M members
r/selfimprovement is a subreddit with 2.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses self improvement, mental health, anxiety, self improvement, and relationships, and they frequently recommend/review self-help book, youtube recommendations, and self-help books.
“Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
This subreddit is for those who have questions about how to improve any aspects of their lives, from motivation and procrastination, to social skills and fitness, and everything in between. It is also a subreddit to share your helpful and civil ideas, tips, and advice on how others can improve themselves.
Popular Themes in r/selfimprovement
#1
Advice Requests
: "What's the biggest green flag you've ever seen in a person?"
45 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I wasted 2 years of my life doing nothing but just gaming and now I'm almost hopeless"
22 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I will achieve these things in 4months."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "What is a small purchase under $100 that improved your daily life?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfimprovement
#1
Self Improvement
: "What's something you stopped doing that improved your life?"
64 posts
#2
Mental Health
: "How can you be in the best Mental Health always?"
34 posts
#3
Anxiety
: "How do I stop using doom-scrolling to escape the Anxiety of wanting to improve my life?"
23 posts
#4
Self Improvement
: "At A Critical Mass, Please Help Me Turn My Life Around"
19 posts
#5
Relationships
: "cut ties with the pretty girl i had been seeing because she was doing the bare minimum"
19 posts
#6
Motivation
: "How do you actually build consistency when Motivation keeps running out?"
18 posts
#7
Frustrating
17 posts
#8
Habits
: "One small habit that genuinely improved how I communicate with people every day"
16 posts
#9
Hard Time
16 posts
#10
Personal Growth
: "What's something you stopped doing that improved your life?"
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/selfimprovement
Self-help Book
31 reviews
#1
Dr. Joe Dispenza
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Eckhart Tolle
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Viktor Frankl
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Youtube Recommendations
20 reviews
#1
YouTube
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Robert Greene
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Modern Wisdom
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Self-help Books
5 reviews
#1
Eckhart Tolle
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
David Goggins
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Jon Kabat-Zinn
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/selfimprovement
#1
Question
: "What's the biggest green flag you've ever seen in a person?"
89 posts
#2
Vent
: "A months-long crush forced me to admit my real problem wasn't the girl, it was the empty life I'd built around work."
54 posts
#3
Tips and Tricks
: "Froze during a police interview, ended up reverse-engineering how I talk"
40 posts
#4
Other
: "Your anger might not be a self-control problem"
15 posts
#5
Fitness
: "3.5 years no booze! Lost 45 lbs / new life"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/selfimprovement
Yearly
+362k members(16.0%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026