How do I become mentally strong?

It’s 7 days of almost no sleep, constant physical exercise, and psychological warfare.

Cold showers suck. I’ve taken them (almost) everyday for nearly 6 years and they don’t suck any less today than they did when I started.

3. Turn Off the AC

What is the best way to end a relationship with someone who has future plans with you?

Start with only 12–24 hours.

Challenge yourself and you’ll be amazed by the results.

2. One More Rep

Why do so many people seem to hate Nickelback? They're competent and entertaining, and while they certainly aren't the absolute best music, they're still a fun listen.

And you’ll be amazed by the hidden strength your body has.

Add 1–2 minutes each week and, overtime, not only will you be mentally tougher, but you’ll be more present, less stressed, and more productive in your everyday life.

Have a short event where you complete a certain set of mentally challenging activities every day.

Is it true that most women like alpha males?

It’s funny…

DON’T do this on the bench press or squat rack if you don’t have a spotter (there’s nothing mentally tough about breaking your back or killing yourself ok?)

toughness is to meditate.

How do I deal with autistic burnout/meltdown/shutdown when cooking?

It’s funny to me how often people ignore this principle in their lives.

Increase the amount of time you spend in the cold by only 10–30 seconds a week and, after a few months, you’ll be able to take 10 minute cold showers with ease.

Start out small with only 10–30 seconds after your normal shower.

12 Shocking Celebrity Revelations From This Week That You Simply Won't Believe - BuzzFeed

Then slowly work your way up until you can easily go 30–60 days without giving into the temptation.

Sitting down for 5–30 minutes and doing NOTHING is way harder than it sounds.

Before We Begin: The Principle of Progressive Overload

What are the defining characteristics of woke liberals and conservatives in the United States?

When we get hot, we touch a button and voila! The room cools down to a chilly 68 degrees.

Another great way to boost your mental

And it’s exactly how it sounds.

George, Charlotte ,and Louis Are the Royal Family’s Salvation - The Daily Beast

So how do you cultivate mental

4. Meditate

toughness.

Why do so many autistic adults deal with self-hatred?

Challenge yourself to do something seemingly impossible for a short amount of time and you will walk away with more mental toughness than you’ve ever had before.

Mental

Put up with a cold winter afternoon with no heat.

How do I write a character’s physical description without it feeling unnatural and clunky? I’m able to describe their hair and body relatively easily because my writing puts emphasis on small movements and fidgeting, but I can’t describe faces.

strength isn’t rocket science.

Sit in the car on a hot day without cranking up the AC.

Start now, start small, and work your way up.

Why is my stomach getting so big from taking testosterone cypionate 31 to 34 in 2 months?

5. Give Up a Vice

strength?

While I don’t recommend giving up sleep for a week and doing thousands of pushups (unless you have a thing for broken bones and screwed up joints), I challenge you to create your own Hell Week.

What was something you did naughty with your cousin?

Start this off by doing it for one day.

Do 21 pushups instead of 20.

Whether it’s cigarettes, candy, pot, alcohol, or porn, pick a vice that you use everyday, and commit to giving it up for a short period of time.

Five Observations from Bayern Munich’s dominant 10-0 win over Auckland City - Bavarian Football Works

One rep, one set, and one step at a time.

Whether it’s total sobriety combined with waking up at 5 a.m., daily exercise, and no television for a week.Or simply one week of giving up your strongest addiction.

This exercise will teach you to keep going even when things are hard and, if applied regularly, will help you become mentally tougher than any other person you know.

Are evolutionists giving evolution a bad name by claiming humans started off as shrews?

But rather, turn off Netflix 15 minutes before you normally do, go to bed earlier, and then wake up earlier.

strength.

But anytime you’re doing an exercise where you can safely push yourself, go for just ONE more rep than you’re comfortable doing.

What's an underrated/unknown novel or series that you think deserves more attention?

Leave a bowl of candy on the table. Leave an open pack of cigarettes in your office. Go to an, *ahem* “gentlemanly” website and leave it open in a minimized browser.

Do just ONE more rep when you don’t think you can.

So apply these strategies slowly. Take small steps and challenge yourself to get 1% tougher every day. After a year has gone by, you’ll be 365% tougher than you were the previous year.

toughness is to wake up earlier.

7. Go Through Hell Week

toughness by turning the AC off.

In the Navy SEAL training program, there’s an event known as hell week.

Our lives are way too easy.

If you are seriously wanting to give up a vice (like smoking or drinking), you’ll want to throw away anything that reminds you of it.

If you want to get mentally tougher, start by meditating for only 3 minutes a day.

In the same way that you can’t go to the gym, deadlift 225 lbs. for 5 reps one week and then expect to lift 405 lbs. for 5 reps the next week, you can’t expect to just wake up one day and be as mentally strong

as a Navy SEAL.

Plain and simple.

Within a few months, you’ll be astounded by your levels of mental

One of the HARDEST thing you can do to build your mental

It just won’t happen. You have to work up to it and slowly build your mental

I’d challenge you to stretch your mental

Not only will you be saving the environment and helping retrain your body to internally regulate your temperature, but you’ll become stronger by saying “no” to ease, and “yes” to adversity.

It’s simply learning to be comfortable doing things you don’t want to do.

Cold showers are bar none one of the FASTEST ways to build mental

There’s nothing quite like intentionally subjecting yourself to frigid waters and saying “No” to the wonderful warmth of a hot shower when it’s only one twist of the handle away requires insane amounts of discipline and grit.

Try pushing yourself to see how long you can go and, eventually, you’ll wonder why you used climate control in the first place (maybe not… But you’ll still be mentally tougher).

Do 11 pullups instead of 10.

But if you’re doing this SOLELY to test your mental

If you try to do too much too soon, you will burn out and quit EVERY single time.

The same way you get physically stronger…

1. Cold Showers

Seriously.

The majority of recruits quit. Those who don’t leave the evolution knowing that they can do ANYTHING they set their minds to.

Don’t give up quality sleep to do this.

Try it… You’ll see.

Start small in 10–15 minute increments and eventually, you’ll be waking up at 4:30 a.m. like a Navy SEAL.

6. Wake Up Earlier (Without Sleeping Less)

strength over time.

I’m just better at handling the suck.

Here are a few ideas to get you started .

toughness, then add some temptation and make it harder to say “No”.

Anytime you’re training in the gym, challenge yourself, once per workout, to do just “One more rep”.