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Your 40%

If you ever listened to David Goggins in his audio-book, you would have heard about the 40% rule. Basically what it stipulates, is that we operate at our perceived maximum potential which is really no more than 40%. Since I was taking the Goggins model to heart, I started constantly pushing my limit physically. And yesterday, I reached my 40%. I did my shopping, did my Insanity Max 30 workout, took a shower, ate my dinner and started doing research on money investment. I read charts, studies, general financial tips, etc. This continued until around 10:45pm where I got a strong headache and I could not fixate my eyes on anything! I got very dizzy. I could neither stand still, nor sleep. Whenever I tried to lay my head on the pill, I got stronger headaches and a strong sense to vomit. I started breathing deeper. Many images are flipping in a circle around my head. They did not want to stop. I did not want to wake up my spouse. I literally crawled on the floor towards some medicines in ...

Wim Hof Breathing Method

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In a previous post I wrote about the importance of deep breathing . In this post I expose what I have done in this area. I am doing the Wim Hof breathing method each day now since a little more than a month. How I do it The way I do the Wim Hof Breathing Method is to: lay on the couch alone in a room. Sometimes I switch off all lights. Some other times I let the torch on my phone . To ensure that I do not get disturbed by my family, I only do the Wim Hof Breathing session either in the early morning or right before going to sleep. put my bluetooth headset on during the breathing session. tweak the Wim Hof Breathing Method app settings: in the morning I deactivate the background music, so that I enjoy some seconds of light sleep. In the evening however, I activate the music because it relaxes me and provides me with company. Results after doing it for some time I did the exercise for about three weeks, once in the morning before I go to work, and sometimes once just before I sleep. I u...