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Do something that would be orthogonal to the current sum of your life experiences.

• mooreds 8y ago
  This! If you have time off, do something risky that you wouldn't do normally. Why? Because soon enough you'll likely be back in the normal swing of things and unable to take that risk. Examples: Work on a farm Do the Appalachian trail (or similar) Take the train across Australia Learn to ride a motorcycle Learn to play guitar Etc Etc
  • omosubi 8y ago
    I worked on an organic farm this past year for two weeks (through WWOOF) and it was probably the best two weeks of the year for me. It really opened my eyes to how food is produced and just how much humans have changed the landscape of the planet - well worth the effort
    • mooreds 8y ago
      I spent 6 months at home and abroad travelling and WWOOFed for 3 weeks of it. Those 3 weeks had the biggest impact and resonate through my life even today, years later.
  • csomar 8y ago
    Take the train across Australia Learn to ride a motorcycle Learn to play guitar Are these risky endeavors?
    • mooreds 8y ago
      I take your point. Maybe "difficult" or "alien" would have been better adjectives.