Embracing Discomfort

TheFamilyAlpha · 2017-08-12T17:57:02+00:00

Sepean · 2017-08-12T21:39:52+00:00

You don't get comfortable. The point is not to be comfortable and some boundaries move. I used to think that fasting counted as discomfort but I've done intermittent fasting so long that hunger hardly bothers me. Cold showers on the other hand keep sucking.

The trick is to enjoy exercising your character and willpower. Don't just stand there freezing and feeling miserable, focus on how you're flexing your mental muscles.

HobbesTheBrave · 2017-08-13T10:54:05+00:00

How do you get comfortable being uncomfortable?

Stoicism recommends going on about how it could be worse. You've got it bad? It could be even worse. You couldn't have a MRP-sub to whine on. You couldn't have WiFi. You might not be able to read and write. You could be living in shittier places. Your situation could be way worse. You could be blind or deaf. You could be lonelier, that nobody cared about telling you to shut up and go lift. Your woman could be worse. And so on.

Where does it say that your life is supposed to be comfortable?

When you feel like whining, list how it could be worse, notice how good you've got it, and when you've stopped bitching, go to fucking work.

The ideas are from 'A guide to the good life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy'.

GargantuaBlarg29 · 2017-08-13T12:18:38+00:00

Temporary discomfort now is much more pleasant than sustained discomfort later.

Tebulus · 2017-08-15T01:04:50+00:00

Theres a ton of research about how commonly perceived intolerable environments are actually incredibly beneficial for your body as well as discipline and mental fortitude. Dr. Rhonda Patrick has a lot of good heavy science info about the benefits specifically of cold showers.

Wim hof has a lot on the topic and his first book is a worthwhile read and also has mental exercises along with breathing and meditation you can do.

Daily 5 minute cold showers changed my mentality. Thats the easiest thing you can do right now with zero effort. The only downside if if you live in a really warm place, cold water for you is 70 Fahrenheit.

Any of you ever tried cryo-therapy? Only downside is cost at around 90/session.

Its all connected and worth looking into if you are currently not doing anything uncomfortable.

Title	Embracing Discomfort
Author	Scurvemuch
Upvotes	29
Comments	11
Date	August 12, 2017 5:47 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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