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When extreme sports become about proving something to yourself

I keep pushing my snowboarding into more dangerous territory because the safe runs feel like lying to myself about what I'm capable of.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The need for self-validation is escalating into potentially fatal theatrics.

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“Where Are You with Extreme sports and the examined life?”

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