April 17, 2013
Reading about cold showers, I've found that a few different world religions practice cold showering as a part of a daily ritual. The Sikhs call it ishnaan and they consider it to be the first battle of the day.
This notion struck a chord with me, this idea of winning the first battle of the day. When you truly think about all of the challenges that we face throughout the day, a cold shower is a small victory, but if you begin your day by winning your first challenge, the rest of the day is going to be set up for success. That will make closing that big deal, nailing that interview, having that difficult conversation, etc. much easier.
See also:
How To Take a Cold Shower (and Why)
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
April, the Month of the Cold Shower: Day 8 (Don't give up)
April 8, 2013
Now that I've made it an entire week, I actually almost considered getting lax on my goal today. I thought about lapsing and going for a hot, or even a lukewarm shower. I had to convince myself that this 30-day challenge is still on and I find myself lagging a little in excitement today over my goal.
They say that it takes 21 days to form a new habit, so that means I have 14 days left to go before cold showering becomes my new habit!
Conclusion #5: Switching from hot to cold showers helps one learn how to set goals.
Now that I've made it an entire week, I actually almost considered getting lax on my goal today. I thought about lapsing and going for a hot, or even a lukewarm shower. I had to convince myself that this 30-day challenge is still on and I find myself lagging a little in excitement today over my goal.
They say that it takes 21 days to form a new habit, so that means I have 14 days left to go before cold showering becomes my new habit!
Conclusion #5: Switching from hot to cold showers helps one learn how to set goals.
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