Why
"There’s an underlying dissatisfaction. Everything is sanitised, packaged, generic, safe, disconnected. The modern world has no sharp edges. Nothing feels real.
What were the moments I felt most alive? The experiences that I tell stories of, or look back on most fondly? What key elements do they have in common?
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Adventure, discomfort, uncertainty, challenge, risk, mateship. They were real, and had the potential for real consequences. They weren't packaged up, sterile, off-the-shelf, risk free. They were uncomfortable. I got blisters, I went hungry, I shivered through the night. I bonded with the people I shared it with.
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Those experiences tap into something deep and important.
Go out into the wild. Find a water source, a place to camp, make a shelter. Look for animal tracks, set some traps. Look for edible plants and fire-starting material. And then just be. Carve a bow or a spoon. Watch nature, and be absorbed into it. Sit around the fire and tell stories. Guide people back to their wild selves."