Investigative journalist Scott Carney is our guest as we dive into: Why you might want to consider getting in cold water, the technique for staying in cold water for more than a few seconds, how to take your first step into the freeze, brown fat, the power of lightly held beliefs, how people are dying with the Wim Hof method, and the law of speedy gains. Guest Bio: Scott Carney is an anthropologist, investigative journalist, author, and a seeker of both the fringes of human experience and the core of what makes us human. Scott has written four books to date, including The Vortex, The Enlightenment Trap, The Red Market,  What Doesn’t Kill Us, and The Wedge, and produced the recent film  The Rise and Fall of the Wim Hof Empire.Scott’s work has been featured in many magazines — Wired, Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Men’s Journal, and National Public Radio. He has won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism and is a multi-finalist for the Livingston Award for International Journalism. You can find all his goodies on his website.  ﻿Awake and Aware | Our 2024 Live EventJoin us at Awake and Aware 2024, a transformative 3-day workshop from May 1st to 3rd in Bend, Oregon. Mitigate stress and stay cool under pressure. Create the mindset you want and lock it in. Limited slots.Website: Awakeandawarebend.com16.25 Hours Category 1 AMA CMEThe Flameproof CourseCohorts 1 and 2 sold out. Cohort 3 begins Sept 10, 2024. This is the hidden anti-burnout curriculum we all should have learned in training. Get the deets Coming soon: Out on TimeStay out of chart debt. Document like a legend. Get home on time! Love medicine, but the job itself leaves a lot to be desired?I work with many docs in your shoes. To learn more about 1-on-1 coaching, start here.For full show notes of this episode and all sorts of other goodies, visit our podcast websiteWe Discuss: The mindset method for staying in cold waterDetailed steps for entering cold waterThe benefit of breaking through walls and physiologic control using ice water exposureThe power of lightly held beliefsCold exposure as a lightly-held beliefPeople are dying using the Wim Hof methodThe Bitcoin EnemaDoes Brown Fat matter?The law of speedy gains

107. The Power of Lightly Held Beliefs | Bitcoin enemas, cold exposure, and the law of speedy gains

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