6:00 AM Without the use of an alarm clock, I get up within 10 minutes of 6 am each morning, take a pill to combat my hypothyroidism, and drink 20 oz. of a morning cocktail consisting of filtered water, fresh squeezed lemon juice from 1/6-1/4 of a lemon (depending on size), and a dash of … Continue reading Owning My Day
Less Comfort and More Suffering
Over the last few months, I have been training and dropping weight for the Victory Grappling Championships, a jiu jitsu tournament that was held on Saturday, April 13, 2019. In the last week, I had to drop a few pounds. This was easier than it ever has been. A big reason for this was that … Continue reading Less Comfort and More Suffering
One Month of Cold Showers: My Report
About a month ago, in my post Breathe, I resolved to commit 6 months to meditative breathing and cold showers. Specifically, I'm following the Wim Hof Method as best as I can. I'm over a month into my experiment and I am feeling great. In late February, I began ending each of my regular warm … Continue reading One Month of Cold Showers: My Report
Ideas vs. Beliefs
Twenty years ago this year, the movie Dogma was released to theaters. It was written, directed, and starred in by Kevin Smith, and was one of my favorite movies of 1999. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the cast away angels Loki and Bartleby who've found a loophole that a Cardinal played by the late … Continue reading Ideas vs. Beliefs
Annoyance Control
The Daily Stoic is delivered to my inbox every morning. It offers a meditation for the day grounded in the philosophy of stoicism. For 2019, I'm getting a double dose of meditations as I am also working through Ryan Holiday's book The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living. Yes, … Continue reading Annoyance Control
