Ok, not overly sold on this book... but I generally like this guy, and Scarcity Brain and Comfort Crisis was awesome + his Joe Rogan apperances have been impressive.
very long pre-order, tho... Do Something: The Case for Action in an Age of Overthinking
“Have fun and don’t die.”
That was the send-off I got from my wife at the start of America’s most difficult hike. Beside me stood my friend Matt Sherman, one of the longest-serving Americans in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a diplomat who brokered deals with terrorists and warlords. Matt now owns no car or home. He hikes.
"I’d noticed a paradox in modern life. As the world has gotten better in nearly every measurable way, mental health has gotten worse."
I feel yah, bruh. #1608876
Depression and anxiety are higher than ever. And millions of people have done everything they’re supposed to do—built a career, found financial stability, and gotten their kids into the right schools—only to end up asking: Is this it?
My conclusion is that we’ve engineered out the experiences that test us, give us perspective, and make us feel alive. When we have problems, we think about them, talk about them, or medicate them—instead of getting into the arena and doing something about them.
LIKE The Comfort Crisis, which focused on physical health, this book is about psychological health.
In DO SOMETHING, I chronicle a journey of hitchhikes with madmen and river guides with federal problems, fundamentalist desert towns, thousand-foot cliffs, violent storms, hallucination-inducing exhaustion, transcendent natural beauty, and way too much walking.
Will probably read it. @remindme in 3 months
Oh, so this is a book for people who've built a great career, found financial stability, and sent their kids to the right school, and yet aren't satisfied with their life?
suuuuuure. The others have more important things to do... like achieving those things
Noted...thanks for sharing....if you're not convinced that you're the expert, what will we, the common folk, say?