How can I like myself more?

How can I like myself more?

You can't.  All the affirmations, visualisations and positive thinking in the world won't help. Sorry. Next, please.

Oh, wait - there is one thing you can try. Simply stop doing the things that make you like yourself less. We all have habits of which we aren't proud. I used to always like to have the last word until I realised that each time I 'won' an argument I actually liked myself a little less. When I plan to read before bed but pointlessly browse the internet until it's too late to read, then I like myself a little less.

What are the things you do that make you dislike yourself? Common things include shopping for gadgets and clothes you don't need, constantly sniping at a loved one, watching TV even though you realise you could be spending time more productively, having to win an argument, being unfaithful to a partner, being persistently late, yielding to the temptation of a drink or a cigarette when you've given up, watching porn, and not going to the gym when you planned to.

Forget the vague goal of "liking yourself". Cut out the specific behaviours that make you like yourself less.  If nothing else you will change your life for the better.