r/getdisciplined

Community Overview

About r/getdisciplined

**r/GetDisciplined** is a community focused on building real self-discipline. Share practical strategies, personal experiences, and thoughtful advice to help yourself and others make lasting improvements and achieve meaningful goals.

The community at a glance

r/getdisciplined is a Subreddit for Productivity with roughly 2.2M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Productivity topic page.

Roughly 193K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A Accountability Partner, Looking For A Buddy, and Looking For Accountability Partner. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention books, podcasts, and follow the schedule app.

On Reddit
2.2M Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +193K members
Growth: +9.5% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 55K members
  • 2014: 43K members
  • 2015: 39K members
  • 2016: 42K members
  • 2017: 74K members
  • 2018: 110K members
  • 2019: 133K members
  • 2020: 183K members
  • 2023: 894K members
  • 2024: 219K members
  • 2025: 269K members
  • 2026: 158K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 17K members
  • Jan: 19K members
  • Feb: 16K members
  • Mar: 17K members
  • Apr: 20K members
  • May: 22K members
  • Jun: 16K members
  • Jul: 14K members
  • Aug: 12K members
  • Sep: 11K members
  • Oct: 10K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    9 posts in the past month
    1. How can someone go from shy with low self esteem to someone with charisma and confidence like politicians?
    2. Why does my mind avoid difficult tasks? How can I fix this?
    3. A helpless cry for advice on how to reduce phone addiction.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How can someone go from shy with low self esteem to someone with charisma and confidence like politicians? · Why does my mind avoid difficult tasks? How can I fix this? · A helpless cry for advice on how to reduce phone addiction.
    9
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I am wasting my time
    2. I’m turning 20 next week and I desperately want to turn my life around but I feel like I can’t
    3. School makes me unproductive (a little rant)
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    I am wasting my time · I’m turning 20 next week and I desperately want to turn my life around but I feel like I can’t · School makes me unproductive (a little rant)
    4

Topics

  • Looking For A Accountability Partner
    18 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For A Accountability Partner
    18
  • Looking For A Buddy
    11 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A Buddy
    11
  • Looking For Accountability Partner
    10 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For Accountability Partner
    10
  • Struggling
    8 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    8
  • Looking For A App
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Looking For A App
    6

Flair

  • 🤔 NeedAdvice
    25 posts in the past month
    1. How can someone go from shy with low self esteem to someone with charisma and confidence like politicians?
    2. Why does my mind avoid difficult tasks? How can I fix this?
    3. I get 90% way done with a task and my husband is losing his mind. I need tips and tricks
    #1
    🤔 NeedAdvice
    How can someone go from shy with low self esteem to someone with charisma and confidence like politicians? · Why does my mind avoid difficult tasks? How can I fix this? · I get 90% way done with a task and my husband is losing his mind. I need tips and tricks
    25
  • 💡 Advice
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Stop trying to fix every part of your life at once. Pick one area per week.
    2. How to make peace with my past self and my twenties?
    3. I am wasting my time
    #2
    💡 Advice
    Stop trying to fix every part of your life at once. Pick one area per week. · How to make peace with my past self and my twenties? · I am wasting my time
    6
  • ❓ Question
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I can focus for hours reading novels or researching how to build, fix things, so why can't I study the things I'm passionate about?
    2. [Question] How do you stop one interruption from eating the rest of your day?
    3. Title: Is the checklist mentality of doing everything that appears ASAP to get it out of the way bad long term beyond the 1st order effect of wasting time on things that end up not necessary or could've been ignored?
    #3
    ❓ Question
    I can focus for hours reading novels or researching how to build, fix things, so why can't I study the things I'm passionate about? · [Question] How do you stop one interruption from eating the rest of your day? · Title: Is the checklist mentality of doing everything that appears ASAP to get it out of the way bad long term beyond the 1st order effect of wasting time on things that end up not necessary or could've been ignored?
    5
  • 💬 Discussion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. My 2026 Misogi Challenge
    2. [Discussion] The psychology of "productive procrastination": Why our brains prefer cleaning a microwave over doing actual work
    3. i've been hit 20+ times in the face yesterday, and still i went after him
    #4
    💬 Discussion
    My 2026 Misogi Challenge · [Discussion] The psychology of "productive procrastination": Why our brains prefer cleaning a microwave over doing actual work · i've been hit 20+ times in the face yesterday, and still i went after him
    3
  • 🔄 Method
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Phones
    2. My 3 Months in a De-Addiction Center in Haryana, India - Part 1: How I Ended Up There at 4 AM [My Story]
    #5
    🔄 Method
    Phones · My 3 Months in a De-Addiction Center in Haryana, India - Part 1: How I Ended Up There at 4 AM [My Story]
    2

Product recommendations

  • books
    16 posts in the past month
    1. What are the best and the worst self improvement books you have read?
    2. What’s the one Book You’d Recommend For Getting Out of a Rut?
    3. Do you have some books to recommend for a person who want to deal with his/her narcissistic personality?
    #1
    books
    What are the best and the worst self improvement books you have read? · What’s the one Book You’d Recommend For Getting Out of a Rut? · Do you have some books to recommend for a person who want to deal with his/her narcissistic personality?
    16
  • podcasts
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Please recommend a good podcast for self discipline
    2. recommend me podcasts!!
    3. recommend me podcasts!!
    #2
    podcasts
    Please recommend a good podcast for self discipline · recommend me podcasts!! · recommend me podcasts!!
    8
  • follow the schedule app
    5 posts in the past month
    1. [NeedAdvice] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app
    2. [Request] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app
    3. [Request] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app
    #3
    follow the schedule app
    [NeedAdvice] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app · [Request] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app · [Request] Recommend me a "follow the schedule" app
    5

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/getdisciplined for?
Best for Productivity enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/getdisciplined free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/getdisciplined have?
Roughly 2.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/getdisciplined on?
r/getdisciplined runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/getdisciplined cover?
On the Hive Index, r/getdisciplined is organized under Productivity.
How do I join r/getdisciplined?
You can join r/getdisciplined by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Productivity communities like?
Communities for people trying to work better, study smarter, and build better habits. Discord has massive study communities running focus sessions and accountability systems, with Facebook groups and smaller communities for specific tools, workflows, and deep work approaches.