How do I become mentally strong?

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.

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.

Try it… You’ll see.

What misfortune led to an important discovery?

strength isn’t rocket science.

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.

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

What are some other ways to respond to someone saying "thank you" besides "de rien" or "vous êtes bienvenue"?

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

I’d challenge you to stretch your mental

6. Wake Up Earlier (Without Sleeping Less)

Why do narcissists keep calling on the phone after years of separation?

toughness is to wake up earlier.

Seriously.

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

How effective will the Senate-passed bill, S. 4569, the Take It Down Act, which would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) be?

And it’s exactly how it sounds.

strength?

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

Do Republicans realize that the power of the people is invested in 'representative government'? If so, why did they elect a pathological liar?

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

4. Meditate

strength over time.

My ex got into a relationship within 2 weeks after a breakup. What should I do?

3. Turn Off the AC

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?)

Put up with a cold winter afternoon with no heat.

What is the boldest and craziest thing your mother has ever done for you?

strength.

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.

as a Navy SEAL.

Why do some people hesitate to say 'I love you' even after their partners have said it first? How can one interpret this behavior from their loved ones?

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

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.

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

One day, I happened to walk past where my crush was with friends. Then all of a sudden they start laughing, and someone maybe him, goes "freaking (my name) with her freaking hair!" Can anyone offer insights into this? We're in middle school.

Another great way to boost your mental

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

Do 11 pullups instead of 10.

Is there anything wrong with me because I'm still single?

Our lives are way too easy.

Plain and simple.

The same way you get physically stronger…

To those people in the world who have access to universal healthcare, what experiences could you share with Americans in order for us to understand how it affects your life (positively or negatively)?

toughness is to meditate.

Start this off by doing it for one day.

Mental

Why do people keep saying they have evidence and have presented it that proves you're wrong even though they have none and haven't presented anything? Furthermore, what do they think you're wrong about?

It’s funny…

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

toughness.

Here are a few ideas to get you started .

Do 21 pushups instead of 20.

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

2. One More Rep

5. Give Up a Vice

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

7. Go Through Hell Week

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.

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

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

So how do you cultivate mental

Don’t give up quality sleep to do this.

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

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.

toughness by turning the AC off.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I’m just better at handling the suck.

Start with only 12–24 hours.

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.

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

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

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

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

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).

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

1. Cold Showers

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.

Before We Begin: The Principle of Progressive Overload

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

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