This piece explores the impact of commoditizing innate human activities like running, using the Blue Mountains UTMB as a prime example. It delves into how reliance on curated, commercialized events can diminish our originality, freedom, and zest for life. The article encourages readers to break away from these packaged experiences, suggesting a return to the simple, liberating joy of running in a quiet forest—where true freedom and connection with nature can be rediscovered.
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A good life isn't made of one thing. It is a quiet, interconnected mix of work, health, relationships, presence, and simple curiosity.
I don't write to provide easy answers. I write to figure out what it actually means to live well. These notes are a documentation of the messy middle—exploring the constant tension between raw ambition and staying healthy. Between scaling a business and being fully present for your family. Between the noise of modern culture and the quiet clarity found on a long river.
Here, you will find raw, unhurried essays on entrepreneurship, psychology, fatherhood, the outdoors, and the ongoing practice of paying attention.