I remember participating in a study for a friend of mine where I had to go into a cryochamber and I remember 2 very distinct things
1. How warm -60c felt after walking around in -130c for a few minutes in just shorts and shoes.
2. How much I wanted to run once I got out of the chamber. I was not a runner and I never liked running but I really wanted to run.
I kind of want to do it again to feel that high. Cold showers got a smaller reaction but something similar.
I need to get back into cold showers again but I definitely felt best when I was doing cold showers, it's a cheap trade of a few minutes of unpleasantness for such a mood boost but it's hard convincing yourself to do it first thing in the morning though.
One other thing that can help is if you have a badge, lanyard or work clothes you put them on when you start work and take them off when you finish as you might in the office as normal. Assuming you work in an office that is.
I'm trying not to spend more time in front of the computer since I'm still doing it all day but at home now.
I've started cooking, I knew how to cook basic things and basically feed myself but I'm following a lot of Kenji Lopez-Alt on youtube and it's really been motivating me to try something different that might take a little more skill or time that I wouldn't have tried before. https://www.youtube.com/user/kenjialt
1. How warm -60c felt after walking around in -130c for a few minutes in just shorts and shoes.
2. How much I wanted to run once I got out of the chamber. I was not a runner and I never liked running but I really wanted to run.
I kind of want to do it again to feel that high. Cold showers got a smaller reaction but something similar.
I need to get back into cold showers again but I definitely felt best when I was doing cold showers, it's a cheap trade of a few minutes of unpleasantness for such a mood boost but it's hard convincing yourself to do it first thing in the morning though.