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
Category: Personal Improvement
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
I Might Blow Out a Knee
Although I have skied several times over the last decade, I have always been alone until last week. We met some friends in Taos, NM to enjoy a week of hiking, New Mexican craft beer, and some fine dining around Taos. I also had to throw some jiu jitsu practice in at 7000 feet (quite … Continue reading I Might Blow Out a Knee
Breathe
After reading Aubrey Marcus's Own the Day, Own Your Life, I became very interested in the science behind a few of his suggestions. In order to own the day, a few of his suggestions were to start the day with a breathing exercise now commonly referred to as the Wim Hof breathing method, and to … Continue reading Breathe
I’m Addicted to My Smartphone
My Addiction Tonight, Erin and I attended a dinner for the Kappa Mu Epsilon inductee ceremony. Before we went to our table, I slipped my phone into my coat pocket and hung my coat at the door instead of taking my coat to the table. During the course of our evening, I reached for my … Continue reading I’m Addicted to My Smartphone
