A Mind for Adventure with Alastair Humphreys

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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ALASTAIR'S WEBSITE & BOOKS

• AlastairHumphreys.com
• Microadventures
• The Doorstep Mile

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