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Oh MAN, I had a big long list here somewhere...
That said, learn to not care what other people think when it's not for your long-term benefit. Much of social interaction is mental masturbation, it feels nice and conforming so you do it. From HP and the MOR:
Learn to pick locks. If you want to seem awesome, bring padlocks with you and practise this in public :P
So anyway, that's my idea-dump. Tsuyoku naritai.
Seth Roberts found some negative results from taking cold showers, including weight gain and slower brain function.
I started taking showers ending in a few minutes of cold water in December. Haven't stopped doing them, the full body stimulation kick I get from them is great fun. Haven't noticed much changes otherwise, but getting acclimatized to cold water after a week or so is a neat trick.
I'm doing it every time I take a shower now. There might be something wrong with my brain.
And Tim Ferriss does well from it. YMMV. It's definitely one on the list of hacks to try.
(I turn my shower cold occasionally. I often get the results D_Malik describes. That said, sometimes I'm just really not in the mood to turn my shower cold. Therefore, it may be something I should train myself to do even when I don't feel like it.)