Why is it only now that I have a stable job, mortgage, wife, and a kid that I want to do a long trail.
Why couldn’t I have been interested in it when I was 20 and doing nothing
>Why couldn’t I have been interested in it when I was 20 and doing nothing
Your subconscious wants to dream about it, but only if there is no chance of actually having to do it. Once there is a chance of having to go through with it, the desire vanishes.
It's like that feeling of being super motivated to be productive and change your life that sometimes appears late in the night when you are just about to go to sleep and know it's too late to get started now, but you totally could tomorrow(tm).
Come morning and the motivation vanishes, because now there's no convenient excuse anymore and you'd have to actually do the thing.
Your brain naturally wants the dopamine of imagining the achievement without all the work attached. With hiking the pattern is even stronger because it's type 2 fun, meaning there's often some form of discomfort or challenge involved in the moment.
I'm not saying that you or your brain are uniquely lazy or dumb by the way, it's a normal behavior, I have it too. But this basic pattern, combined with a longing for a change of pace from your daily life might explain the desire existing now rather than in your 20s.
Yeah I can relate
Felt the same way about learning to sail, surfing, and even backpacking if I'm being honest.
When I finally get to try the thing that I can't shut up about, the cognitive dissonance is palpable. Just a strong feeling of "This is it? This is really easy. Kinda cool I guess" followed by wanting to do it again every now and then but hardly even thinking about it anymore. I still do all of them and enjoy them but still. Just feels weird that our nature is to irrationally obsess over things just because they seem interesting and are out of reach at that time.
Exactly. It happened a lot to me when I was a neet, I would lay on the bed late at night really motivated to change my life and do things the next morning, then I would wake up and fall to the same routine.
Finally after many years managed to jump the boat because the funds were running low and the neetdom became unbearable so the alternative of throwing myself out in the world was less scary than hitting the very deep bottom.
It all worked out somewhat alright since I got myself an PrepHole job, still am a sperg and miss sleeping late though.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Nice blog, I was a NEET for about 4 years back when no one used that term but hit the breaking point like you. Now I'm trying to work this dozen acre property I got so I can live on farming livestock and quit my job. Looking to end up as a true homesteader
Bring them with you and do section hikes. I met a family of four from Illinois on the AT section of the Smokey’s doing just that, and saw a local family of six (6) on another trail later in the day. Their youngest was maybe 7 or 8 years old, hiking in the rain, having a blast.
A very long time ago, when I just bought my first house and just started dating my ex-wife, my father wanted to pay my mortgage, utilities and services for a year so I could go with him straight through.
I passed
Question, what’s the process like for getting the long distance permit for the PCT? It seems like they release only a few on specific days in November for the 2024 season. Is it difficult to get? Do I even need it? Do I just get local permits along the way if I can’t get the long distance permit? I might just say fuck it and hike without one. Any advice?
The world is incredibly gay, which is why I want to fuck off in the woods for awhile and hike the PCT. 2024 being an election year seems like a great time to do it, I won’t be inundated with all the propaganda and bullshit out there on the trail. If I have to I’ll walk it unpermitted but I’d like to do things by the book if I can.
I plan on doing some segments of PCT and
Also
FUCK gay FRIENDS THST DO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH SHIT
PCT all the way baby
I just got off the PCT. I'm thinking CDT next year..
Or maybe do the PCT SOBO
PCT seems really lame and personalityness compared to AT. also really easy.
I just like being alone
Why is it only now that I have a stable job, mortgage, wife, and a kid that I want to do a long trail.
Why couldn’t I have been interested in it when I was 20 and doing nothing
>Why couldn’t I have been interested in it when I was 20 and doing nothing
Your subconscious wants to dream about it, but only if there is no chance of actually having to do it. Once there is a chance of having to go through with it, the desire vanishes.
It's like that feeling of being super motivated to be productive and change your life that sometimes appears late in the night when you are just about to go to sleep and know it's too late to get started now, but you totally could tomorrow(tm).
Come morning and the motivation vanishes, because now there's no convenient excuse anymore and you'd have to actually do the thing.
Your brain naturally wants the dopamine of imagining the achievement without all the work attached. With hiking the pattern is even stronger because it's type 2 fun, meaning there's often some form of discomfort or challenge involved in the moment.
I'm not saying that you or your brain are uniquely lazy or dumb by the way, it's a normal behavior, I have it too. But this basic pattern, combined with a longing for a change of pace from your daily life might explain the desire existing now rather than in your 20s.
I didn’t even know it existed when I was 20
Yeah I can relate
Felt the same way about learning to sail, surfing, and even backpacking if I'm being honest.
When I finally get to try the thing that I can't shut up about, the cognitive dissonance is palpable. Just a strong feeling of "This is it? This is really easy. Kinda cool I guess" followed by wanting to do it again every now and then but hardly even thinking about it anymore. I still do all of them and enjoy them but still. Just feels weird that our nature is to irrationally obsess over things just because they seem interesting and are out of reach at that time.
Exactly. It happened a lot to me when I was a neet, I would lay on the bed late at night really motivated to change my life and do things the next morning, then I would wake up and fall to the same routine.
Finally after many years managed to jump the boat because the funds were running low and the neetdom became unbearable so the alternative of throwing myself out in the world was less scary than hitting the very deep bottom.
It all worked out somewhat alright since I got myself an PrepHole job, still am a sperg and miss sleeping late though.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Nice blog, I was a NEET for about 4 years back when no one used that term but hit the breaking point like you. Now I'm trying to work this dozen acre property I got so I can live on farming livestock and quit my job. Looking to end up as a true homesteader
Ya played yourself. Git gud.
Bring them with you and do section hikes. I met a family of four from Illinois on the AT section of the Smokey’s doing just that, and saw a local family of six (6) on another trail later in the day. Their youngest was maybe 7 or 8 years old, hiking in the rain, having a blast.
It’s much, much cheaper than Disney World.
>why do i want to flee responsibilities only now that i have them
>why couldn't i want to flee responsibilities when i had none
A very long time ago, when I just bought my first house and just started dating my ex-wife, my father wanted to pay my mortgage, utilities and services for a year so I could go with him straight through.
I passed
I fucking wish I had done it with my buddy in 2020
No trail names, no ice cream, just the hills
I’m looking at doing the PCT next year, probably going to start May 1st. Anybody looking for a hiking buddy? I’m from Texas
Should the homeless threads and the “I’m running away to live in the woods” threads be redirected to here?
Question, what’s the process like for getting the long distance permit for the PCT? It seems like they release only a few on specific days in November for the 2024 season. Is it difficult to get? Do I even need it? Do I just get local permits along the way if I can’t get the long distance permit? I might just say fuck it and hike without one. Any advice?
>need a permit to walk innawoods
the modern world is so gay
Free rider problem is a real thing
The world is incredibly gay, which is why I want to fuck off in the woods for awhile and hike the PCT. 2024 being an election year seems like a great time to do it, I won’t be inundated with all the propaganda and bullshit out there on the trail. If I have to I’ll walk it unpermitted but I’d like to do things by the book if I can.