Emily, as usual, you bring a unique insight. I hadn't even thought about it that way. But you're obviously right. An aspect of exploration is optimizing for literally right now this very moment, in terms of following your curiosity. Thanks for this thoughtful take. And I love the idea that you "became capable of traveling farther." I'd b…
Emily, as usual, you bring a unique insight. I hadn't even thought about it that way. But you're obviously right. An aspect of exploration is optimizing for literally right now this very moment, in terms of following your curiosity. Thanks for this thoughtful take. And I love the idea that you "became capable of traveling farther." I'd be curious to hear what you started with, in terms of your first shorter steps, and how far you've gotten.
Short: I’m in Switzerland, so the earlier trips were just outside my canton, less than an hour away. The longer ones 4-5 hours away.
But thinking over your question the past few days, there were other things, like venturing into regions with other languages, or even slightly outside the country. Also a few other levels.
Sometimes for discoveries that have made a huge difference in my life, I trace the steps backwards in my good notebook to see what led me there. And I don’t know yet very well what things will someday be traced back to these travels.
Emily, as usual, you bring a unique insight. I hadn't even thought about it that way. But you're obviously right. An aspect of exploration is optimizing for literally right now this very moment, in terms of following your curiosity. Thanks for this thoughtful take. And I love the idea that you "became capable of traveling farther." I'd be curious to hear what you started with, in terms of your first shorter steps, and how far you've gotten.
David, the long answer or the short answer?
Short: I’m in Switzerland, so the earlier trips were just outside my canton, less than an hour away. The longer ones 4-5 hours away.
But thinking over your question the past few days, there were other things, like venturing into regions with other languages, or even slightly outside the country. Also a few other levels.
Sometimes for discoveries that have made a huge difference in my life, I trace the steps backwards in my good notebook to see what led me there. And I don’t know yet very well what things will someday be traced back to these travels.