Category Archives: SIDCHAs

Cold shower — 49 degrees!

on December 24, 2013 in Blog, Fitness, SIDCHAs

[This post is part of a series on Cold Showers. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view that series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Today is my twenty-second of thirty taking deliberate cold showers. It’s an amazing experience I would never have guessed as valuable as I’ve found it. I’ll write more on it after day thirty.[…] Keep reading →

Adrenaline-rush activities you can do right now that beat jumping out of planes

on December 14, 2013 in Awareness, Blog, Freedom, Nature, SIDCHAs, Tips

[This post is part of a series on Cold Showers. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view that series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Today I’m writing about the value of taking cold showers. Purposefully doing so can change your life more than jumping out of a plane or most other adrenaline-rush activities. You’d be amazed. You[…] Keep reading →

Burpees: unbeatable for fitness and my favorite sidcha: the series

on November 26, 2013 in Fitness, Habits, SIDCHAs

I’ve done burpees daily since December 22, 2011, at 40 years of age, starting with 10 a day, building to over 50 per day. I haven’t missed a day or burpee. [EDIT January 2025: In the nearly ten thousand sets I’ve done, I’ve recorded maybe one or two. I recently recorded a morning set. Read this post for some notes about it, then watch this video. I probably should have[…] Keep reading →

A model for consistency

on May 12, 2013 in Exercises, Fitness, Habits, Models, SIDCHAs, Tips

[This post is part of a series on “Mental models and beliefs: an exercise to identify yours.” If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Do you have trouble keeping a habit going? Today’s model is my model for maintaining my daily habits. A model for consistency: If you miss one[…] Keep reading →

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