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Lumifer comments on December Monthly Bragging Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

13 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 03 December 2013 02:46PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 03 December 2013 05:32:40PM 12 points [-]

I fill my bathtub with cold water, add 40 pounds of ice, and stay in until the ice melts. (Don't try this yourself until you have built up cold resistance by first taking cold showers, then cold water baths, and then cold baths with a little bit of ice.)

As I age the winters are becoming less pleasant and this is in part an attempt to alter my winter set point happiness.

Comment author: Lumifer 03 December 2013 05:58:41PM 2 points [-]

An interesting experiment. The Seasonal Affective Disorder is usually tied to the amount of sunlight, not to temperatures. But exposure to cold should rev up your metabolism noticeably.

I do somewhat similar things, but I alternate between hot and cold. The ideal situation is a sauna on the shore of an almost-frozen lake, but that's not always easy to arrange :-)

Comment author: hyporational 04 December 2013 03:32:10AM 0 points [-]

That's a narrow ideal you've set. Make a hole in the ice, or bathe in the snow.

Comment author: Lumifer 04 December 2013 04:46:39AM 2 points [-]

Oh, I do roll in the snow. Again, when available...