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My Cold Shower Real-Life Experience! ❄️

As many of you know, I took some time off yesterday engaging for about 10 hours and doing a bit of exploring. It was a break from work, and it had a positive impact on my stats. Yes, no surprise! My stats went through the roof, but we know that’s what happens, don’t we?

Now, let’s talk about the morning cold shower trend. I doubt that a third of Medium’s users truly embrace this frigid wake-up call. Intrigued by my mum’s unwavering belief in its health benefits, and reading so many almost cloned posts on here, I made the decision to try out the "morning cold shower challenge." about 2 hours ago.

This morning, I got the cold shower running, climbed in, stood next to the flow with it turned away, and, truth be told, I was swearing, wondering if it was a sick joke. After about five seconds of severe pain, I almost collided with the shower glass. Stood there, took deep breaths, then got back under the evil jet. I managed to soap up, rinsed swiftly, and endured about six minutes in total. I didn’t reach enlightenment, but I’m sure my neighbor was elevated from my screams. I’ll be having a normal shower later to make up for it.

I’m sure that many keyboard warriors writing about this are putting it into practice, hmmm!

Anyway, I won’t be incorporating it into my daily routine, it’s just too harsh. Jokes aside, I felt surprisingly good afterwards and I didn’t need my coffee. I admit that I felt refreshingly invigorated. This ordeal was not for the faint-hearted. I do plan to try it again, but it won’t be a daily ritual.

Today’s agenda involves my usual four hours of engagement, with a bit of exploring new content if time allows. If I inadvertently missed anyone, do let me know.

The cold shower supposedly aids in overcoming writer’s block. I’m not sure if it worked its magic today, but it certainly provided me with something noteworthy to write about. Contemplating another cold shower, I might consider doing it sitting down. Although I entertained the idea of a warm shower afterward, apparently, that defeats the purpose.

I wish I could write an elaborate list of revelations for you here, but nope! It is what it is, and it was pretty brutal. Hopefully my immune system is boosted, and my heart a little stronger after that. 🤣

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