In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with author and adventurer Alastair Humphreys about what it means to live adventurously, the connection between adventure and mental health, microadventures, self-reinvention, and more.
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EPISODE TOPICS
- Adventurous decision making
- Ambition: nature or nurture?
- Feelings follow action
- Epic adventures vs microadventures
- What is a microadventure?
- 5-9 adventures
- Sparks of adventure
- The essential feature of adventure
- Adventure and values clarity
- The emotional benefits of adventure
- Incrementalism
- Joseph Campbell and true purpose of the hero’s journey
- Fatherhood and adventure
- Modeling adventure
- Localism
- Self-reinvention
What is Minds and Mics?
Psychologist Nick Wignall interviews experts in the fields of psychology, mental health, and human potential to better understand how the mind works and how we can make it work for us to improve our lives in practical, meaningful ways.