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I know an 84 year old man in the prime of life, he speaks 37 languages, five of them nearly natively (including three that I happen to speak at a high level fro
by logicallee 12y ago
I know an 84 year old man in the prime of life, he speaks 37 languages, five of them nearly natively (including three that I happen to speak at a high level from my study and travels, and in which I have conversed with him), and is learning more every day. He is the personal language consultant of a billionaire, and recently picked up a new language fluently for him in less than a year. He also made impressive strides in an uncommon language I speak due to my family which is notoriously difficult, and has learned most of the dictionary and can read a newspaper as well as converse fluently. (The above information means there's a good chance someone here might recognize him, though the overlap with startups would only be via the billionaire.)
I asked him what his secret is for being so sprightly. He said, "I don't have one." Then on reflection he says, "Oh, I take a cold shower every day."
Of course 1 data point is not a study. But you might try it for a year and see if anything happens :)
- Sambdala 12y agoDon't try that with an otherwise unhealthy lifestyle or if you have a heart condition. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/01/18/the-james-bond-shower-a-shot-of-cold-water-for-health-and-vitality/ http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/01/18/the-james-bond-show...
- logicallee 12y agoSo, I heard it stated that when someone has no rebuttal, instead of refuting a poster's point they will ask for references. This isn't why I'm asking. It's just that I just would like to know if you have a better reference, i.e. where did you hear or learn this. Your article is from 'the art of manliness', and unlike the earlier sections from it on benefits, the section you cite doesn't actually contain any references to medicine at all. It just seems to be the author's speculation. I performed the following Google query: https://www.google.com/search?q=are+cold+showers+harmful https://www.google.com/search?q=are+cold+showers+harmful so I guess I'm saying I don't believe your facts, but am happy to be proved wrong if you happen to know or can find something I didn't. I think this is a civil response that leaves it quite open to my being wrong. Thank you.
- npsimons 12y agoCertain old men prefer to rise at dawn, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then point with pride to these practices as the cause of their sturdy health and ripe years; the truth being that they are hearty and old, not because of their habits, but in spite of them. The reason we find only robust persons doing this thing is that it has killed all the others who have tried it. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"