Help me on the path to self improvement Reddit!

Hello People of Reddit! Have lost my way for the last year or so it seems. Tired of being stuck in this rut and plan to finally do something about it. Step one will be here with my hair style. Been called many names and criticized a ton from friends, family, co-workers over my general appearance, for obvious reasons.

I just turned 27 a week and a half ago. Going back to college at the moment. Work in retail with a casual dress code and atmosphere. Nothing in my life is really formal to be honest, so its not like i have to look professional for anything or anyone. Hair is generally curly ( don't if you can see that from my photos or not, or maybe its wavy). When i did care about my appearance i tried out multiple styles such as: textured spikes, variation of faux hawk, comb over, slick back, very short everything ( 1inch sides and 3 inch of top).

Looking/ open to anything really. As long as i do not look worse, but how much worse can it get right now? Right? I did liked the faux hawk style way back when but I'm not sure it fits my age anymore? Never really got any feed back when i went the comb over/slick back route, so perhaps it didn't look good on me or wasn't properly cut for those styles. Anyways, any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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