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hyporational 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: hyporational 04 December 2013 03:34:57AM *  2 points [-]

I wonder if this partly works by increasing brown adipose tissue, or if it's just autonomic acclimatization, or just your increasing ability to tolerate discomfort for that matter.

Wouldn't dressing more warmly work just as well for your purposes?

Comment author: James_Miller 04 December 2013 05:22:05AM 0 points [-]

Even dressed warmly I still dislike the cold.