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Nice Weather Outside, Bad Weather Inside

A strangely sunny day today. People going on streets riding bikes, taking a walk, filling up the U-Bahn towards Neuperlach Zentrum. Me, doing the same groceries shopping routine of every Saturday and eventually profiting from some sunshine, but not as a main goal. It comes to my mind, that I am probably missing the fun. Am I enjoying spending 3 hours every Saturday shopping for food and groceries? I had a very different answer a couple of months ago. I used to think shopping is a waste of time. It is, if you don’t open your mind. I realized, the activity itself is not the goal. What comes WITH it is the goal. Am I simply wasting time in transportation or am I using it? Well, I am investing my time in new ideas.. I basically put on my headphones very Saturday that I go shopping and listen to an interview of David Goggins . I have basically at least 2 hours each Saturday of pure wisdom. I don’t just listen, I reflect on my life. Whenever I do not have the headset on me, either...

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...