The article fell short for me. It didn't give a convincing reason for it, especially when the closing statement is "do it sometimes, but be smart about it".
I read it thinking of the hustle culture people who associate cold showers and other performative discomfort to success, and wondered how they would read it.
I seek discomfort when there is a significant payoff, some unique experience that's worth the pain. Risk eating something completely different, taking the slow route somewhere, talking to strangers, taking the road less travelled.
Fortune favours the bold. It's ambivalent about people who take cold showers.
I read it thinking of the hustle culture people who associate cold showers and other performative discomfort to success, and wondered how they would read it.
I seek discomfort when there is a significant payoff, some unique experience that's worth the pain. Risk eating something completely different, taking the slow route somewhere, talking to strangers, taking the road less travelled.
Fortune favours the bold. It's ambivalent about people who take cold showers.