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One of my favorite quotes - thank you Alex: "There is no adrenaline rush. If I get a rush, it means that something has gone horribly wrong. Because the whole t
by andyl 12y ago
One of my favorite quotes - thank you Alex:
"There is no adrenaline rush. If I get a rush, it means that something has gone horribly wrong. Because the whole thing should be pretty slow and controlled. I mean, it’s mellow."
- jeswin 12y agoAlex Honnold has been a big influence in how I'm building my business. He discusses risk many times because he gets asked that question too many times. The answers are relevant outside contexts in which life is hanging is a balance. - Take a measured approach to risk. Building a startup is not a blind leap, more about sound analysis and knowing the limits of what you can do. - Do what you love doing. Continuously train, excel. - A very rational approach to life. Many people who attempt such adventure have somewhat irrational beliefs, believe in some force, spirituality etc. He doesn't need them. Explanations are simpler in terms of what we know, and what we don't know yet. - While this may not appeal to everyone, his living out of a van thing is as inspiring as anything else he does. I guess one would see success and failure differently if they experience life in that format.
- joosters 12y agoAlso: - One day, fall a huge distance and die.
- picks_at_nits 12y agoI have no plans to follow him in that regard. My plan is: - One day, die.
- etrautmann 12y agoCouldn't agree more - the few times I've soloed and felt a rush it was definitely because I faced something unexpected and undesirable. That rush is a terrible one to feel.