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How preparation becomes a substitute for experience

I spend more time researching the perfect outdoor gear than actually going outside and I know this makes no sense.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind's need for control and optimization can become a sophisticated avoidance of direct encounter with life.

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