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There’s a lot to be said for serendipity. I occasionally do walks where at every intersection, I randomly select a direction to go (left/right/straight—I use a
by dhosek 4y ago
There’s a lot to be said for serendipity. I occasionally do walks where at every intersection, I randomly select a direction to go (left/right/straight—I use a dice app on my phone to keep things random). It takes me places that I might not otherwise go.
Another thing I did along these lines was I had a project when I lived in Santa Monica where I walked streets end-to-end in alphabetical order. I got up to the D’s as I recall. I started this in Oak Park, IL where I live now, but it fell by the wayside when I went to grad school and then had kids. The next walk on the schedule would be end up being about 7 miles, assuming I walked to and from the start/end points as well, and I’ve been procrastinating taking that time for a walk, but maybe I should just do it as the shoe commercials say.
- gffrd 4y agoLove the random direction choosing: it's good to choose to see/experience difference. Even just passing down the other side of the street / coming at the same one from the opposite direction you experience such different things … How I do it: if I feel a "pull" toward a certain direction (often due to familiarity / urge to 'get back'), I'll go the another direction … just to show the subconscious who's boss.
- rags2riches 4y ago> just to show the subconscious who's boss. That's just your consciousness putting together the same old story where it's always in control knows why you did what you did!
- oliwary 4y agoYou might be interested in this app: https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/ https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/ It gives you tasks, like "Keep walking until you pass someone wearing green. Take the first left." to allow you to explore a city.