พอดคาสท์ Doorstep Mile ชั้นนำ (2024)

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Thank You 2:35

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If you have enjoyed this book, you could help me a great deal by: Leaving a review on Amazon. This is so helpful. Sharing a photo of the book cover on social media. Use the hashtag #TheDoorstepMile. Giving your copy to someone who might benefit from it. Thank you. If you’d like to follow me online you can: Sign up for the Living Adventurously and S…

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The Death Clock 2:35

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The Death Clock You have decided that you want to live more adventurously. You've got a head full of exciting ideas. You even know what your Doorstep Mile action is. But you can't begin it today, because you're tired. Actually, all of this week is pretty busy, so maybe it's best to wait until the first of the month to kick-start it. 'New month, new…

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Beginnings 2:30

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Beginnings * I felt nervous and longed to change my mind. A clock ticked and tocked on the mantelpiece. The small office smelled of magnolia paint and aftershave. I felt nervous because the first year of my teaching career had gone well, and this dramatic change in direction was not a sensible career decision. That small moment in that everyday set…

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Dust off your violin 8:11

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Dust off your violin After many years of cajoling myself towards an adventurous life, I had a pretty solid grasp of what I was looking for. All I needed to do was get on with it. But if adventure is about uncertainty and risk, there comes a point when more of the same no longer counts as living adventurously. I had ended up in a comfort zone, even …

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Ten lessons from the road 2:17

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Ten lessons from the road We are amongst the most fortunate people who have ever lived. What excuse do we have not to try to maximise our potential and our opportunities in an adventurous, worthwhile, fulfilling life? The times I have rolled the dice and gone big with my dreams have always turned out to be fascinating, informative experiences. You …

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The habit calendar 3:35

4+ y ago3:35

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The habit calendar Books about habit forming usually refer to well-worn examples of incremental improvement and compound interest. 'Improve by 1% a day, and in just one year you will be a 3678% samurai ninja hunky millionaire!' There is no denying the power of accumulated marginal gains. Increase your daily run by a minute per day, and you'll soon …

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The accumulation of daily habits 4:33

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The accumulation of daily habits You might (or you might not!) wake up during a particularly pointless conference call with the bright idea of running a 150-mile ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert. Unfortunately, accomplishing such a feat is a galaxy away considering your current fitness. The idea of a finisher's medal around your neck is ridiculou…

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To be rather than to seem 2:36

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To be rather than to seem Esse quam videri is a pithy, challenging phrase from Cicero. It translates as ‘to be, rather than to seem’. It flew on Birdie Bowers’ sledging pennant as he trekked to the South Pole with Captain Scott. Birdie was one of the most impressive, genuine humans I have ever read about. I use esse quam videri as an opportunity to…

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Type 2 fun 6:15

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Type 2 fun Mud. Up to my knees. And rain. Heavy rain. A long day trudging with a heavy rucksack, head down, shoulders hunched against the cold wind. The only good thing about today was that it would eventually end. I was trekking across the lunar highlands of Iceland towards the Hofsjökull glacier. My friend Chris and I were alone in the wilderness…

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Push, push, push 3:37

4+ y ago3:37

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Push, push, push I'm 15 years old, cycling across England with two school friends. We get lost and end up on the summit of Great Gable (the 10th highest peak in England: stupid lost!). I wipe away tears and carry my heavy bike down what feels like an eternity of scree slopes. It's hard, we're lost, and I'm much slower than the others. I don't think…

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Progress or success 3:28

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Progress or success This final section of the book encourages you not to get going and keep going. It also urges you to aim bigger and bolder than you might naturally be inclined to do. I find it harder to do this when I judge myself against the yardstick of ‘Success’ [measured against a goal post or other people] rather than ‘Progress’ [measured a…

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5-to-9 thinking 6:31

4+ y ago6:31

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5-to-9 thinking One warm summer evening after work, why don’t you go on an adventure instead of flopping in front of the TV? When you leave work at 5pm, you have 16 hours of glorious freedom before you need to be back at your desk again. What adventures could you have in that time? My mind instantly turns to open space and the outdoors, but your ch…

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Microadventures 5:16

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Microadventures As my own attempts to live adventurously evolved from jumping on planes to distant continents, I began to develop the idea of microadventures. They have been part of my effort to learn to look for the opportunities amongst the constraints of life. I never imagined how helpful the principal would be for me, both in the literal sense …

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The Doorstep Mile revisited 2:10

4+ y ago2:10

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The Doorstep Mile revisited The Doorstep Mile is so critical that I’m going to end this part with a plea for you not to skim over taking action on it. I firmly believe that the Doorstep Mile is the secret to making something more adventurous happen in your life. It might be buying a plane ticket, buying a map or buying a friend a coffee to chat abo…

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Simple but not easy 0:59

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Simple but not easy The best adventures are simple. Simple but not easy. There is a subtle difference between the words. Writing a book is simple: sit down and write a thousand words every day for several months. Walking across India is simple: keep heading towards the sunset every day. Watching TV every evening is easy. Whatever you are planning, …

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The jump 3:38

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The jump It is a hot summer’s day. The sparkling river below is enticing. You’d love to take the plunge. It would feel glorious in there – so much better than being stuck here, hot and bothered like everyone else. But rather than leaping in, you remain on the riverbank feeling nervous. Vulnerable. You think to yourself, ‘What if it’s cold?’ You mop…

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It is as easy as this 1:36

4+ y ago1:36

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It is as easy as this Making the commitment to take the Doorstep Mile is difficult psychologically. But that first step is, practically speaking, almost absurdly easy. Adventure is as easy as this. Leave work. Meet up with friends. Head out of town. Watch the sunset. Sleep under the stars. Swim in a river. Head back to work. Being creative is as ea…

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Sliding doors 2:06

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Sliding doors An innocuous decision can set off a ripple effect that changes your life, like the butterfly effect or a sliding doors moment. One choice, two directions for your life. Scene: The kitchen table, rain falling It would be wonderful to take good photographs. I’d love to capture the memories of my daughter growing up and our lovely holida…

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Mojo plus one 7:35

4+ y ago7:35

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Mojo plus one I was once part of a team planning, training and fund-raising for an expedition to the South Pole. It was going to be a cracking adventure. I loved the guys I was working with. I was stronger than I had ever been in my life. I would be able to write a fabulous book afterwards. They were exciting times. But the expedition bank account …

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Ready, fire, aim 3:30

4+ y ago3:30

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Ready, fire, aim It took years of dreaming and then eight months of proper planning before I set off on my first adventure. Once I was underway, cycling eastwards into a crisp European autumn, it dawned on me that all I was doing was going for a bike ride and a camping trip. What had all the fuss been about? You need a bike, a tent, a map, a passpo…

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The time will never be perfect 3:16

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The time will never be perfect When you are young, you're too young. When you're old, you are too old. When you are broke, you can't afford it. When you have a little money, you want a little more. Before you begin, you have no idea what you are doing and need to learn more. Before you begin, you have no momentum. And there will always be one more …

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Beginnings 3:20

4+ y ago3:20

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Beginnings Mon, 24 Dec 2007, 21:08 From: Alastair To: Ben Subject: SOUTH Hi Ben, Having a wonderful time in Hawaii - been out whale watching and running this morning. But I can't stop thinking about my future expeditions. So I decided to write and ask in all seriousness if I can join your SOUTH team? I am writing because I will regret it if I do no…

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Dear Mr Walker 2:25

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Dear Mr Walker Pedalling away my front door was a big moment. But my most pivotal Doorstep Mile, the one where I truly summoned up the nerve to do what I really wanted to do, had come months earlier. The moment I committed to living adventurously happened sitting at a desk. It arrived amongst the rush and noise of Biology lessons and lunchtime duti…

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Going for a bike ride 2:09

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Going for a bike ride I am often asked, ‘what is the hardest thing you have ever done?’ Generally, they want to hear me boast of hauling a heavy cart through the Empty Quarter desert or battling to put up a tent in freezing temperatures. These things are difficult. Uncomfortable, too. But, honestly, they are not life-changingly difficult. There is …

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The Doorstep Mile 6:19

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The Doorstep Mile It is often only a small jump that stands between where we are and where we want to be. Leaping from a high rock into a sunlit river, asking for a pay rise or speaking to the attractive stranger who keeps catching your eye. But it can be so hard to act even when we know that one small step is all it takes. Why do we do this to our…

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An invitation to the party 5:12

4+ y ago5:12

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An invitation to the party A company once invited me to their offices to give a talk about my favourite books. They suggested I talk for half an hour or so about six books I loved. It was a literary version of Desert Island Discs. It sounded interesting as well as a deliciously hard selection to make. I like books. I’ve read more than six. I’m quit…

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The imposter syndrome 7:50

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The imposter syndrome The majority of bold ideas are extinguished by nothing more than the top two inches of our heads – our brains. The whole world is waiting if only we can overcome the space between our ears and get out there. Often the biggest challenge of all is persuading ourselves to enter the race in the first place. We write ourselves off …

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I choose not to 3:27

4+ y ago3:27

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I choose not to Here are a few things I have said to myself. I can't spare time to head to the hills. I can't afford this adventure. I can't go to the gym. I can't begin writing a book yet. Do these sort of problems sound familiar? If so, here's an experiment to try. Instead of saying, 'I don't have the time to do this', say – out loud – the same p…

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When Harry met Harry 4:43

4+ y ago4:43

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When Harry met Harry You probably have a friend like Harry from the last chapter. The one whose life conundrums you have dissected over a thousand bottles of wine. From your side of the table, the changes they should make are so apparent (‘Dump him! Quit! Go blonde!’) Yet all your friend ever does is moan, ‘no, but…’ (What you might not have consid…

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I wish I could do what you do 4:03

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I wish I could do what you do A young man approached me at the end of one of my talks. He wore a smart suit and sported a deep tan. 'I wish I could do what you do,' he said wistfully. Haven't we all felt this way at one time or another? I wish I could paint, but I have no talent; I wish I could be in a band, but I don't have the skills. I wish, I w…

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Where did it all go wrong? 5:04

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Where did it all go wrong? When I give talks at primary schools, I sometimes ask, 'who would like to cycle around the world?' Every child flings an arm in the air. Ask the same question to a roomful of adults and the response is very different. You get some chuckles at such a childish question. One or two eye-rolls ('of course I'd love such an adve…

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The three stages of flabbiness 6:03

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The three stages of flabbiness There are three stages of flabbiness in life, I realised years ago (and wrote about in There Are Other Rivers). The unsettling epiphany led to me deciding to walk from one coast of southern India to the other, through Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Each stage of flabbiness is more restricting and stifling than the …

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What is failure? 4:45

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What is failure? Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. Why didn't he write 40? Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam titles. But what about the times she lost? Were they failures? Or were they lessons? What if she tried harder or played better during some of those defeats than in her victories: should that not merit applause? Penny Lane, Last Christmas, Wond…

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If I had no fear 6:42

4+ y ago6:42

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If I had no fear Ocean rowing sounds a dangerous business. There’s no knowing what could wrong when you venture onto the Atlantic in a 9-metre rowing boat with no motor, sails or support boat. All sorts of fears preoccupied me before we began. You would be a fool not to reflect on the potential hazards of a big adventure (not to mention the endless…

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The inner fear 4:22

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The inner fear Having glibly dispatched the tyrannies of money and time in a couple of perfunctory chapters – kerpow – it is time to encounter perhaps the most universal barrier of all: the chattering voices in our head. For simplicity, I've lumped them all together under the label of 'fear'. It is essential to untangle actual barriers from the stu…

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The scourge of time and money 2:35

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The scourge of time and money For most people reading this, the most significant practical hurdles standing in the way will be either time or money. (I confess to finding them a bit unoriginal. They probably affect everyone except the Queen.) How you overcome these inconveniences is key to making interesting stuff happen. If you are short of both t…

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Say No More 4:11

4+ y ago4:11

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Say no more Above my desk, written in thick green chalk, are the words ‘Hell Yeah, or No’. It is a useful aide-memoire from the writer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers. Saying ‘yes’ to things is an excellent way of opening up your life to serendipity and adventure. But first, you need to carve out enough time to be able to capitalise on those opportun…

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Important or urgent 5:14

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Important or urgent Sometimes, like right now, I feel overwhelmed. I'm racing a deadline for finishing this book. But I've got a million and one other things to do and loads of people clamouring for my time (see the previous chapter about busy-boasting…). I came to my shed this morning determined to make inroads into some chapter edits. But then I …

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The epidemic of busyness 7:28

4+ y ago7:28

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The epidemic of busyness This is an era of insanity. We have become lunatics, suffering under an epidemic of busyness. When did anyone last say, ‘gosh, I don’t really have anything to do today.’ If you’re reading this on your phone, I know you’ve checked social media or email in the past five minutes. If you’re listening to my dulcet tones, I bet y…

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What stops us 3:52

4+ y ago3:52

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What stops us I am sure much is preventing you from living as adventurously as you'd like to be doing (and if not, why the heck are you still reading?). There are probably two distinct aspects to the barriers. One will be practical, perhaps a lack of either time or money. The second aspect is more intangible. These are the mental barriers inside ou…

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Tea and biscuits 2:07

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Tea and biscuits All adventures have several distinct phases. The first is my favourite because it is enjoyable, exhilarating and very easy. This is the unrolling of a big map and your blossoming daydreams. It can take place by yourself with a mug of tea and a packet of biscuits, or with a beer in the pub where the volume and audacity rises with ev…

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Dream big, start small 1:01

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Dream big, start small What would you do if… You were a millionaire? You were given a year off? You were a bunch of years younger (or older)? You had no responsibilities? Nobody would find out? You wanted a corker of an obituary? Are any of your answers achievable right now? If so, what are you waiting for? If your dreams look unrealistic, try to w…

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Follow your dreams, slowly 3:52

4+ y ago3:52

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Follow your dreams, slowly Follow your dreams – the nafforism that launched a thousand soft-focus Instagram posts and made a million people feel bad about themselves. There is a core of truth to it though. Given all the meandering paths and turning points that make up a life, it is tragic not to at least try to move in the direction of your dreams.…

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Say yes more 4:41

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Say yes more Once I started going on adventures, I fell deeply in love with the world of travel, expeditions and endeavour. The more I learned, the more I wanted to know. As I travelled further, I realised how little I had seen and how much there was to do in life. Would I like to go there? Yes! Am I up for this challenge? Yes! Every journey gave m…

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Back to the future 2:22

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Back to the future Interviews often ask, 'what advice would you offer to your younger self?' A more useful question is to ask what advice an older version of yourself would offer to you now. Our actions today have a direct bearing on our future selves, hence why we have savings accounts and plant apple trees. Sometimes when I'm sitting on a train, …

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Focus, choose, do 6:32

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Focus, choose, do You have dreamed about living more adventurously, reflected on why it matters and come up with some practical steps for getting underway. The final piece of the puzzle is to decide what you are going to do. Remember: you can do anything in life, but you cannot do everything. Here we encounter the agony of decision, the abundance o…

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Case Study 3:07

4+ y ago3:07

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Case study This case study involves me, not because I’m particularly interesting but because I’m lazy. I have been writing books for a quarter of my life now. It is my job. Like most people, I occasionally wonder if I’m doing the right thing with my life. When writer’s block strikes and I can’t stomach any more tea or toast procrastination, I fanta…

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Start with why 6:08

4+ y ago6:08

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Start with why When we stumble upon something that captures our interest, we think, ‘Yes! That is what I want to do.’ Then we figure out how to make it happen, hopefully before the early enthusiasm wanes. What we do is visible and tangible (golf, gardening, gymkhana…). But the deeper motives of why we choose them are harder to pin down and therefor…

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Ask Why 7:18

4+ y ago7:18

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Ask why A hazy dimness had hung in the air all week. The northern sky darkened. I woke to grey ash falling soft as snow on my tent. Later that day, I smelled smoke. And then, finally, the route ahead was blocked by flames. This was a forest fire, Canadian style: it was enormous. The only road through the Yukon was now cut off and would remain so fo…

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No, but... 3:57

4+ y ago3:57

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Yes, but Living more adventurously might appeal to you if: You have a yearning to live a more extraordinary life, but don’t know how to get started. You enjoy stories of adventure but don’t believe they’re realistic for someone like you. Everything is fine, but you’d like to rekindle a few dreams and that childlike audacity you lost somewhere along…

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