Give a damn: Rule for Intrepid Living #88
In a world where people claim to not care about the needs and thoughts of others, I think the best thing we can do is to give a damn.
In a world where people claim to not care about the needs and thoughts of others, I think the best thing we can do is to give a damn.
Feeling a little blue? Don’t have the normal spring in your step? Just not feeling super excited right now? Of course not, we’re in the middle of a pandemic. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing that you can do about it. In fact, feeling happier might be as easy as enjoying the small stuff.
Nobody knows it all. It’s just part of life to have gaps in our knowledge. The problem is that those gaps can get us in trouble, because we don’t know what we don’t know.
But can we do anything about that?
There are things that we can control in life, and things that we can’t. When it comes down to chance and random occurrences, luck favors the prepared.
We all bend the map at one point or another. Sometimes we’re lost in the woods and desperate to find our way home. Other times we’re making decisions that will impact our lives for years to come. In either case, it’s better to see reality instead of what we wish was in front of us.
It’s true of packing your bag, it’s true of achieving your goals… It’s true of life. You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect. The trick is to figure out how to inspect everything in your life without obsessing about it.
Lots of people think that they can’t have an adventure right now, because they don’t have time, they don’t have much money, and they think they don’t have the opportunity. If you feel that way too, don’t worry — I’m going to tell you how you can have an adventure right now. Seriously, right now.
I’ve been a big advocate of microadventure since reading Alastair Humphreys’ book, Microadventures: Local Discoveries
I know lots of people that perpetually seek out new lifehacks. They endlessly try to
Recently I realized that I haven’t had any alone time in the woods in months.
If you want to know how to lead an adventurous life, look no further. In this post you’ll find the secret to becoming an adventurer. Read on…
Is there something that you’d like to do, but you’ve just never gotten around to