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r/selfimprovement vs r/getdisciplined

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Self-improvement Q&A vs get-disciplined methods

r/selfimprovement frames questions about improving any aspect of life—from motivation to habits—and bans links, photos and videos. r/getdisciplined asks people to share what helps them attain self-discipline and meet goals.

In our directory, selfimprovement is larger (about 2.8M, rank #404) than getdisciplined (about 2.2M, rank #500). Activity samples show selfimprovement posting more often (~83 posts/day vs ~40). Both samples are essentially all text. Our directory lists getdisciplined among selfimprovement’s related communities. SubMouse already compares getdisciplined with productivity; this pair is self-improvement breadth versus discipline focus.

Rule titles: selfimprovement requires a self-improvement mindset and bans links/media and self-promotion; getdisciplined requires flaired titles, discussion-promoting posts and quality/respect—no one-liners or quotes.

  • Choose r/selfimprovement for broad life-improvement questions in text-only form under its mindset rules.
  • Choose r/getdisciplined for discipline methods, plans and advice with required flair.
  • Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; getdisciplined-vs-productivity is a different curated page.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/selfimprovement

Continuously Improve Yourself!

“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, …

Members
2.8M
7-day growth
+5.1K
Posts/day
82.8
Directory rank
#404
Created
Sep 10, 2008
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Self-Improvement

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Posts must fit the "self improvement" mindset.
  • No links, photos, or videos allowed
  • No self-promotion or advertising.
  • No sharing of personal information.
  • Please be civil.
  • No Abusive Language or Slurs
  • Do Not Ask for People to PM You
  • No Offsite Invites (via PM or Otherwise)
  • No Encouraging Violence / Criminal Behavior
  • No bots

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About this community: r/selfimprovement (#404, about 2.8 million) is for questions and civil tips on improving life—motivation, skills, fitness, and more. Rules: self-improvement mindset only; no links/photos/videos; no self-promo; no PI; civil; no PM asks or offsite invites; no violence encouragement. All text (~82.8 ppd).

r/getdisciplined

Get Disciplined!

Help others attain self-discipline, by sharing what helps you. Meet your goals and improve your life, reddit style!

Members
2.2M
7-day growth
+3K
Posts/day
39.8
Directory rank
#500
Created
Sep 7, 2012
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Promote discussion. No one-liners or quotes.
  • Care about quality and respect.
  • Always include a flair in your post title.
  • Do not post any links before reading our content rules.

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About this community: r/getdisciplined (#500, about 2.2 million) — Help others attain self-discipline, by sharing what helps you. Meet your goals and improve your life, reddit style! Collected rules highlight Promote discussion. No one-liners or quotes.; Care about quality and respect.; Always include a flair in your post title., among 4 listed. Activity mix in sample: text:247. Bu.

Supported differences

Aspectr/selfimprovementr/getdisciplined
Public focus (from each community’s public description) “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, … Help others attain self-discipline, by sharing what helps you. Meet your goals and improve your life, reddit style!
Size
r/selfimprovement is larger in our directory.
 2.8M members 2.2M members
Posting activity (our sample) 82.8/day 39.8/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 100% text posts 100%
Topic tags on SubMouse Self-Improvement n/a
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) Posts must fit the "self improvement" mindset.; No links, photos, or videos allowed; No self-promotion or advertising.; No sharing of personal information.; Please be civil. Promote discussion. No one-liners or quotes.; Care about quality and respect.; Always include a flair in your post title.; Do not post any links before reading our content rules.

What they share

  • Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rules and tone we can verify

selfimprovement short titles include: posts must fit the self-improvement mindset; no links, photos or videos; no self-promotion or advertising; no sharing of personal information; please be civil; no abusive language; do not ask people to PM you; no offsite invites; no encouraging violence/criminal behavior; no bots. Our sample flairs include question, tips and tricks, my achievement and life hack tips.

getdisciplined: promote discussion—no one-liners or quotes; care about quality and respect; always include a flair in your post title; do not post any links before reading content rules. Our sample flairs include need-advice, question, advice, discussion, method and plan.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Directory related-link from selfimprovement → getdisciplined. Short titles only. Related curated page: getdisciplined-vs-productivity.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: