"But there was something about the whole endeavor that appealed to his big, obsessive personality and his appreciation for routines.... During the winter, there were days he could not really jump at all: When Lake Michigan was covered with snow and ice, he had to break through with a shovel to find a place to carefully drop into the lake, then climb out again. A woman interrupted him at the water’s edge once, concerned about his mental health. 'Are you trying to kill yourself?' she asked. 'No, I’m just jumping in and getting out,' he replied.... There is nothing elegant or artful about his technique. He does not swan dive or cleanly disappear into the water. He plunges, messily. Sometimes he executes a solid, and fairly impressive, back flip."
In case you were wondering what you need to do to get a big article about you in The New York Times. Plenty of photographs too.
Well, whatever, nearly all the news is manufactured. At least some of the manufactured news is feel-good. Most of it is the opposite.
And I'm a big proponent of morning rituals. Just keep it light. Don't get too ritualistic. And don't kill yourself.
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Stephen writes:
The clue from the NYT headline is: "He started one Saturday as the pandemic was raging."
Suggesting that he may have been aware of reports like this:
Concerned About COVID-19? Hydrotherapy May Play a Role!
Lessons from Adventist institutions during the 1918 flu pandemic
"...A Report From 10 Adventist Sanitariums
In a fascinating report titled “Sanitarium Treatment of Influenza,” data was collected from 10 Adventist sanitariums in different parts of the United States that used hydrotherapy as part of their treatment for the Spanish Flu.6
Patient soaking in a whirlpool bath in Battle Creek Sanitarium.
Patient soaking in a whirlpool bath in Battle Creek Sanitarium.
In total, 1,123 patients were included in the report. Of these, 446 were treated as inpatients, and 677 were treated as outpatients. Only 1.3 percent of inpatients died. Of those treated as outpatients, 3.8 percent died. These numbers seem consequential since the death rates for the general public treated in hospitals ranged from 13 percent to 40 percent,7 and the death rate for soldiers at U.S. Army hospitals (considered the most advanced treatment centers at that time) was 6.7 percent.8
https://www.adventistreview.org/concerned-hydrotherapy-may-play-a-role
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