April 11, 2023

10 no bullsh*t ways to live a more interesting life

Alastair Humphreys was the National Geographics adventurer of the year and author of several books on culturing an adventurous spirit and mindset

Show Notes

Alastair Humphreys is the author of my all-time favourite books on the topic of adventure and getting more out of life.

He was awarded the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award for his work. He cycled around the world over four years and has since rowed the Atlantic, ran the Marathon de Sables, and walked across India amongst numerous other adventures.

Perhaps his greatest success, however, is pioneering the concept of micro-adventures, encouraging anyone to experience the outdoors and thrillseeking within an hour of their doorstep.

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Connect with Alastair:

Website - AlastairHumphreys.com
Instagram - @Al_Humphreys
Twitter - @Al_Humphreys

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Connect with Sam:

Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking
Watch the pod - YouTube - Growth Mindset
Twitter - @samjamharris
Instagram - @SamJam.zen

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
03:34 Quick fire questions
05:12 How do you define success and happiness
06:04 What are your internal measures
07:14 Adventures
07:56 Why should we be adventurous
09:50 What were the things people need to hear on how to start an adventure
11:15 Microadventures
12:19 Hardest part of an adventure is daring yourself to get out
13:24 3 biggest questions when it comes to time - calendar, routines, little margins of time
16:13 Money-to-adventure ratio
21:18 Just GO
22:31 Overcoming sense of inadequacy
25:53 Mindset framework around finding a sustainable adventure and career
29:14 Going back, would Alastair done something different
32:23 Essay - A thousand true fans
33:35 GeoWizard Tangent
35:06 3 stages of flabbiness
36:16 Physical Flabbiness
36:46 Mental Flabbiness
37:04 Moral Flabbiness
38:42 How do Alastair deal with Mental Flabbiness
39:31 Habit Calendar
41:01 Pull-up or Press-up challenge
42:58 Hardest cultural difference Alastair navigated during an adventure
45:27 Maintaining relationships and adventures
47:10 Kindest thing
50:22 Earliest memories
51:18 Advice to your 20 yr old self
52:26 What's Sam's next adventure