Bets for Self Improvement: What are good challenges? - page 3.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on December 08, 2024, 08:41:42 AM

I do not like this kind of bet. A bet that no money nor anything is involved. I mean nothing is involved because one of you can decide not to fulfill the betting promise. Example is if your friend did not lose more weight and still decide not to pay for the meal? This can happen. I do not bet with people. I prefer to go to casino or bookie to bet instead.

There are different types of bets and what we focus on discussing on this board is gambling bets, this are bets that are done mainly through gambling establishments so that nobody tells you stories when you win. There are other types of bets like challenging with others that you can achieve something or get a task done, this types of bets or challenges doesn't necessarily require putting money at stake. I'll personally prefer to bet on gambling sites if i want to gamble with my money, I don't like to do money bets and challenges with friends because I've known from experience that money can come between friends, so it's better to avoid betting with friends.

If money is not involved in this, then we may assume to be instinct bet or daring kind of bet that does not have to do with us playing games from the gambling platform, this is just a personal kind of desperation or dare we take on each other in other to know how strong or weak we are in doing something, but some could actually include money to their own, but i doubt it if they can fulfil the payment terms except a third party is involved and with the money to give the winner, because this is more of a personal or friendship bet and some may not take it serious like that.

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

Have you ever had a friend or co-worker who enjoys making friendly bets to Self improve?

Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Yes, my friends and I systematically make bets. For example, not to be late for a meeting, whoever comes last pays for coffee, this has already become a tradition. It is also connected with sporting events, if the forecast does not come true, he buys beer for the whole company, or if it does come true and he hits the jackpot, the beer is also at his expense. Such disputes are more about entertainment and not about profit, it is more interesting to spend our time together since we do not see each other that often anyway and this adds its advantages for seeing each other a little more often.

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

Have you ever had a friend or co-worker who enjoys making friendly bets to Self improve?

For instance, you could bet on losing X amount of weight this month?

As long as money is involved, we can go to any length with making bet with other people concerning anything we so desires, if we are privilege of hearing about what some other people are making bet on, it will surprised us that some could actually bet on things like this and that, but just for us to know our guts, ability and also remain the same experience personality we are, its important that we bet and gamble, such could also help some improve on tier self as it has been given from OP explanation discussed.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on December 08, 2024, 08:41:42 AM

I do not like this kind of bet. A bet that no money nor anything is involved. I mean nothing is involved because one of you can decide not to fulfill the betting promise. Example is if your friend did not lose more weight and still decide not to pay for the meal? This can happen. I do not bet with people. I prefer to go to casino or bookie to bet instead.

There is actually. Have you read what the OP have said above? He said that whichever wins, will be treated by a free meal. It is just that both of them achieved their desired weight, so none has been treated by a free meal. Maybe you think it was only just a meal but we still spend money to buy a meal.

Moreover, meal is only an example but it is still up to us if we prefer a cash or some thing. In gambling, it is only normal to experience a breakeven, and a loss, apart from a win. For a type of bets like this, maybe we can also up'ed its game by involving legal documents, especially if the stake is high, so that we are sure that we will get a good game, or one will just quit unexpectedly, especially for a non-valid reason.

You don't bet with people but then you still go to a casino or a bookies which was still operated by a people/person Cheesy

, although, you might mean to say that you don't like a bet like what we have in this thread, or so-called friendly bets, or PVP (player vs player). Well, fine if that is your choice. For others, this is a good way for them enjoy gambling with less stress/pressure in their heads. There is no, or only less guilt on here, so the chance of us to become addicted is only low as well.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on December 08, 2024, 08:41:42 AM

I do not like this kind of bet. A bet that no money nor anything is involved. I mean nothing is involved because one of you can decide not to fulfill the betting promise. Example is if your friend did not lose more weight and still decide not to pay for the meal? This can happen. I do not bet with people. I prefer to go to casino or bookie to bet instead.

Sometimes some folks do set a certain amount of money in such occasion just to make things more exciting, that whomever gave up first will pay the other , so with money on the line both parties will have to take the challenge serious till they finally hit that target goal or until one endup given up and paying the other .

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I have seen people do crazy or sane stuffs just to prove a point. Some do get better after putting in the discipline and effort needed to achieve their goals while others slump back in to the bad habits that prompted the challenge to get better in the first place.

Any good personal challenge or with another person challenge, tagged to a good goal can be achieved with outstanding results.
The challenge I feel helps out for better improvement may be simple tasks being completed daily for a duration that's okay and it could be simple as a 30day no candy challenge for weight loss, 100days push ups challenge for BTC accumulation or for steady trading, 52 days skipping ropes for improved mobility and others that may help one achieve their aim but not being a serious inconvenience or stress in the process.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on December 08, 2024, 08:41:42 AM

I do not like this kind of bet. A bet that no money nor anything is involved. I mean nothing is involved because one of you can decide not to fulfill the betting promise. Example is if your friend did not lose more weight and still decide not to pay for the meal? This can happen. I do not bet with people. I prefer to go to casino or bookie to bet instead.

well, since the whole idea was base on gaining weight like he said, which is absolutely Self-beneficial, I guess it'll be a better satisfaction if the said target is met, than a meal is served or paid for. (I dunno if you get my point?) Nevertheless, it is what it is... Lol

OP, we got a thread for pushups already, although it ain't on this board, but there's a good level of participation in there already... Would you like to make this official then?

Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on December 09, 2024, 05:22:12 AM

However, the problem is that it is unlikely that each of the participants conscientiously does everything they write about. The same is true for any competition held on the Internet.

"if one does good, it's for himself just like when he decides to do evil"
Some results are strictly observed by one's own self. If they decide to lie to themselves simply because they're not facing a camera to attest what they do IRL, they're just gonna get caught up with the reality of it sooner than later.

BTW, how many pushups can Lovesmay go ?? I'm a bit curious... Or maybe we could try?

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Quote from: JoyMarsha on December 09, 2024, 11:18:41 AM

This is a very interesting bet for someone to come up with a friend, to have a bet on themselves on both self-improvement. To make the self-improvement bets to be taken seriously, betting with something tangible will make both friends more serious about it than buying a meal, which is nothing. Someone can decide not to have self-improvement on themselves at the end of the exercise because they see it as nothing to lose at the end. But betting on something that will cost both friends something, there will be some level of seriousness about it because a friend wouldn't like to lose on a bet because of a simple task he or she can do

Many of us used to make bets with friends when we were teenagers. In my opinion, it's just fun and it doesn't really matter whether these guys are motivated by paying for lunch or something more insignificant. The point of betting is to achieve a goal. If this activity helps guys to improve themselves and does not negatively affect others, then let them do it as much as they want. As far as I know it doesn't cause gambling addiction, so way to have fun with it. Most of us have a passion for such entertainment disappears as soon as the adult independent life begins.

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This is a very interesting bet for someone to come up with a friend, to have a bet on themselves on both self-improvement. To make the self-improvement bets to be taken seriously, betting with something tangible will make both friends more serious about it than buying a meal, which is nothing. Someone can decide not to have self-improvement on themselves at the end of the exercise because they see it as nothing to lose at the end. But betting on something that will cost both friends something, there will be some level of seriousness about it because a friend wouldn't like to lose on a bet because of a simple task he or she can do

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Yeah I have had such experience even if not directly and not necessarily on improvement. Some kids in the family have friendly "bet" with their siblings to forfeit some portion of their food to the winner. Like while growing up, some children bet on the return of either of their parents who had travelled on a particular day. They do such bet because they are missing that parent and so they are in expectation of the return. Another kind of bet like that is probably in video games like play station, some friends do bet on the best player and winner.

Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

To stop myself of a habit not worth it. Like for example during the end of the year, many smokers bet on themselves to stop smoking but whether they go back to it is another discourse. Grin

Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?

I know weight lifters also bet on the amount of weight they can lift. However, I may bet on myself to be able to achieve something or improve myself like reading a particular book or doing a particular thing that have been difficult to do but it is not monitory bet

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

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Sounds tiring as hell. If I were to ever bet on something to challenge myself it'd probably be something related to either programming or drawing? E.g. draw X characters in Y days. I've done Inktober before and I'd honestly consider that one as a challenge. It was difficult as hell since I always, ALWAYS procrastinate my drawings. Like the moment it just becomes off in my eyes, I stop and put it in the storage for days before even touching it, if I even do lol.

Something recent in my social media feed that's been popping up were marathons. Bunch of my friends and their acquaintances have been sharing milestones of marathons they've been doing. Sounds kind of fun really.

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I enjoy making friendly bets with friends, and I find it helps me relax and have fun. I've made a bet with a friend for next year. We've challenged each other to consistently post content on social media for the entire year. Additionally, we've committed to exercising in the morning and drinking water before starting our day.

This bet will help me improve my online presence, skills, and overall well-being. Since we're doing it together, we'll be accountable to each other. Initially, we didn't put a monetary value on the bet, but I'm now considering adding one to make it more challenging.

I believe that not everything in life should be about money. Sometimes, you just need to take it easy and enjoy the journey. This type of bet can help build friendships, make them more enjoyable, and even help you achieve goals you never thought possible.

Having someone to do it with and putting something on the line can be a great motivator. I highly recommend trying this type of bet with your friends.

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When talking about self improvement, what crosses my mind first is the need to drop some habits we term as not good or not healthy, probably quiting them totally and for those who gambling has not been something that has helped them, it's one they will want to quit and the fact that gambling has got addictive tendencies is another one to put to consideration, all of this added together makes me see some level of contradictions in trying to use gambling to get people into developing a good habit where by they can develop addictive tendencies using this method, maybe they could ply another route and still get same results, that way they get even better results from my understandings without necessarily having the gambling tendencies interfering.

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

Have you ever had a friend or co-worker who enjoys making friendly bets to Self improve?

For instance, you could bet on losing X amount of weight this month?

Last year, I made a similar bet to gain some weight (I'm very thin). So in my case my friend was also thin so we make a Bet to reach some Amount of weight before the end of the month. The bet wasn't a big deal it was only to buy a full meal for the other person just in case of not meet the expected weight.

Is actually a funny way to gamble because of the nature and I have not done it before but however considering the intention at which made you guys to do such gambling is very nice because to some persons who want to gain a weight or lose a weight it could be a welcome gambling to them into having a full motivation of getting such results at the end because they would be too eager not to lose the game, however this kind of gambling is very far from casino gambling or sports games because you will not have to do any exercise, so all you have to do is just eating, so actually the only side that involves sports is the parts of losing weight because you would have to exercise.

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Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on December 09, 2024, 05:22:12 AM

A similar challenge is already taking place in the neighboring thread on push-ups in anticipation of the Bitcoin price of one hundred thousand. However, the problem is that it is unlikely that each of the participants conscientiously does everything they write about. The same is true for any competition held on the Internet. If we talk about confidentiality, and most users of this forum will prefer it, you will not be able to verify the authenticity of the push-ups (for example).
But making a bet for a certain amount offline is always fun. Improving your body is useful not only for your health but can also set a good example for everyone around you.

Things that are difficult to verify in the anonymous internet world such as in this forum, doing challenges like that as well as we try the honesty of others with themselves in carrying out their responsibilities, I also see the thread but I really doubt the people who run the push ups, Only themselves are sure, and we don't know the reports are true or not they have done it.

This kind of thing is much better to do off line, it will be very pleasant and very helpful for the development of our bodies to be better and fit, but for autistic and too introverted people, like most internet hunters, very lazy to socialize. LOL

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I am not sure about that but I guess that is happen in a long time ago when I was a student. We are 7 guys who have a near home each other. We meet daily and are always together. One day one of my friends challenged us to eat noodles but with chili and whoever can eat the most chili will win and get a prize in the form of free lunch for a week from the 6 losers.

Only one guy succeeded while the 6 guy can not do that. So he gets the prize of free lunch for a week.

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A similar challenge is already taking place in the neighboring thread on push-ups in anticipation of the Bitcoin price of one hundred thousand. However, the problem is that it is unlikely that each of the participants conscientiously does everything they write about. The same is true for any competition held on the Internet. If we talk about confidentiality, and most users of this forum will prefer it, you will not be able to verify the authenticity of the push-ups (for example).
But making a bet for a certain amount offline is always fun. Improving your body is useful not only for your health but can also set a good example for everyone around you.

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Quote from: albert0bsd on December 08, 2024, 07:45:50 AM

Have you ever had a friend or co-worker who enjoys making friendly bets to Self improve?

For instance, you could bet on losing X amount of weight this month?

Last year, I made a similar bet to gain some weight (I'm very thin). So in my case my friend was also thin so we make a Bet to reach some Amount of weight before the end of the month. The bet wasn't a big deal it was only to buy a full meal for the other person just in case of not meet the expected weight. For example If my friend don't reach the expected weight and I reach it, then my friend should pay my meal. I that occasion we both reach the the expected weight and none of us need to pay the other person meal.

Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?

When it comes to physical related kind of betting against other people or with a friend or known ones then i havent been able to experience it out but if it is related into some activity like some daring kind of betting then pretty sure i have done it with other people. The bet amount isnt really that too big but something that will really be significant on something that give out some thrill at least when it comes on betting with other people too when trying out to do something. We do know that on the time that we are just starting then we do usually starting up with these kind of betting not literally on gambling games or casinos but with these kind of actions made out basing up on someones interest or with a group or some individual. Adding up bets or money involved does really spice things up and thats why there are tons of people who are really that fond on doing these stuffs. If this one talks about shaping up your body then it does really give out that positive effect specially to your health on which we can say that it isnt really that bad either.

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There was a similar contest in our company before called "The Biggest Loser." It was quite interesting, especially for overweight people, as the prize motivated them to participate. I was tempted to join at the time when we were called in and the HR in charge gave a briefing.

But I knew I didn’t stand a chance in that contest because I was pretty undisciplined back then. You know how it is during our younger days - we’d rather go out for drinks than focus on fitness. I figured it just wasn’t for me.

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I really enjoyed competing with other guys. We competed to see who could seduce a pretty girl faster (or rather, it wasn’t even seduction, but flirting). We called it quests, although it was a bit like a lottery.

Each participant in the quest paid $100 as an entry fee. The winner received the entire amount as a reward. So we were both players and athletes (so to speak).

The tasks were different, but always positive, and insulting girls or making them feel worse than they felt before we approached them was not allowed (this led to disqualification and exclusion from further participation in the quest).

Our motto was fun, joy and positivity! The girls also liked it when guys approached them, flirted with them and played different games.

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