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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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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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/selfimprovement | r/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.