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Cold showers are a little scary, I'm not going to lie. Even having that in the title has likely already put you in a certain state of mind, and if you're not inclined to the shock and horror of cold water, you've probably unknowingly already got your heels dug in mentally here.
But bear with me.
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First of all, you need to at least give me a chance to present you with these ideas. And I don't just mean reading ahead and letting it wash over your already-made-up mind. Please leave your "yeah, no thanks that sounds horrible" mindset at the door, and feel free to pick it up again on your way out if you feel so inclined.
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If that disclaimer above feels familiar: it is. It has been taken word-for-word from the first newsletter I wrote on this same topic, back in January this year: A case for cold showers.
That newsletter covers:
If you haven't already read that one, or if you did read it and didn't try even one cold shower since, I'd sincerely request you consider quickly re-reading (or skim-reading) that newsletter again to assess whether the merits presented there may in fact be worth an attempt. 🙏
This week I'm not going to try and convince you that cold showers are worthwhile, but instead I'm going to focus on giving you tips in how to go about taking them.
And while there's no magic or secret to the process (feel free to take the spartan approach of just turning the cold tap full-blast from the get-go and just getting on with it), I do believe there are ways to make it easier and there's a process that I myself follow which I find useful.
At the end, I'll give an update on my experience of taking daily cold showers for a while now.