About r/DecidingToBeBetter
In its own words:
This community is dedicated to self-improvement, personal growth, and supporting each other on our journeys to become better. If you’ve decided to leave behind what no longer serves you and are committed to progress, this is the place for you.
Community guide
r/DecidingToBeBetter (#756, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: This community is dedicated to self-improvement, personal growth, and supporting each other on our journeys to become better. If you’ve decided to leave behind what no longer serves you and are committed to progress,… Recent activity samples show 41 posts/day in recent samples (~100% text). Public rules we collected include: All posts must be about deciding to be better and follow posting criteria; Be respectful and no bigotry is allowed; No NSFW, porn or masturbation addiction posts/discussions are allowed. Directory metadata files it under “Lifestyles”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed. Medical advice requests are out of scope.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Common flairs in samples include: Seeking Advice, Discussion, Spreading Positivity, Sharing Helpful Tips.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 1, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,508 subscribers (+0.18%). It sits just behind r/CODWarzone (#755) and ahead of r/Simulated (#757) in our ranking.
What sets r/DecidingToBeBetter apart
Compared with other large communities, r/DecidingToBeBetter leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). r/DecidingToBeBetter is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 6.1 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.1. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.83% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 92% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (21:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/DecidingToBeBetter climbed from 1,396,091 to 1,407,692 subscribers (+11.6K, +0.83%). That is about 264 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/DecidingToBeBetter talks about
Looking at the titles of 231 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “life”, “stop”, “feel”, “person” and “help”. Other frequent themes are past, love, forgive, trying, advice and actually. Recurring phrases include “life pass”, “heart breakthrough”, “true peace” and “peace healing”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Seeking Advice (165), Discussion (36), Spreading Positivity (11), Sharing Helpful Tips (10), Success Story (5), Progress Update (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/DecidingToBeBetter gets about 41 new posts a day. The public archive holds 177,539 posts and 1,084,768 comments in total, about 6.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (50 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (18). Posting peaks around 21:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DecidingToBeBetter
The moderators of r/DecidingToBeBetter list 9 rules. In short:
- All posts must be about deciding to be better and follow posting criteria
- Be respectful and no bigotry is allowed
- No NSFW, porn or masturbation addiction posts/discussions are allowed
- Strictly NO links/spam/self-promotion/advertising
- No venting/self-hate posts or posts talking about self-harm/suicide
- No seeking/offering medical advice or diagnosis
- No drug/medication advice
- Requests for services, goods, or assistance are not permitted
- NO political debates or discussions
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DecidingToBeBetter and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/DecidingToBeBetter have?
r/DecidingToBeBetter has 1,407,692 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #756 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,601 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/DecidingToBeBetter created?
r/DecidingToBeBetter was created on Jan 1, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/DecidingToBeBetter still active?
Yes. r/DecidingToBeBetter gets about 41 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 177,539 posts and 1,084,768 comments. In a sample of 231 recent posts we counted 202 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/DecidingToBeBetter?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 21:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/DecidingToBeBetter?
The community describes itself as: “This community is dedicated to self-improvement, personal growth, and supporting each other on our journeys to become better. If you’ve decided to leave behind what no longer serves you and are committed to progress, th…” Recent post titles often mention life, stop, feel, person and help. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/DecidingToBeBetter SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DecidingToBeBetter as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/DecidingToBeBetter?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DecidingToBeBetter accepts both text and link posts, with images and polls enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “All posts must be about deciding to be better and follow posting criteria”; “Be respectful and no bigotry is allowed”; “No NSFW, porn or masturbation addiction posts/discussions are allowed”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/DecidingToBeBetter?
Communities with similar topics include r/self (1.8M), r/AskMen (7.4M), r/selfimprovement (2.8M), r/fantasyfootball (3.5M) and r/BetterEveryLoop (3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/DecidingToBeBetter.