EP. 26 - You Can't Rush A River
In This Episode
The unexpected lesson from a 470km river journey
Why frustration often comes from the gap between expectations and reality
The phrase that quietly creates unnecessary suffering: "I should be further ahead by now"
What the Hunter River taught me about business and entrepreneurship
How fatherhood reinforced the same lesson
Why adaptation often matters more than persistence
The modern obsession with speed and productivity
Why progress doesn't always look like progress
Learning to work with reality instead of fighting it
Key Reflection
Perhaps the goal isn't to get where we're going as quickly as possible.
Perhaps the goal is to become the sort of person capable of getting there.
Reflection Question
Where in your life are you trying to rush the river?
And what might happen if, instead of forcing progress, you focused on showing up, adapting, learning and taking one more stroke?
About Sutterfaction
Sutterfaction is a podcast exploring what it means to live well through adventure, business, psychology, fatherhood, storytelling and real-world experiments.
Each episode begins with a lived experience and follows the lessons, questions and reflections that emerge from it.
Because sometimes the most important things we learn have nothing to do with the journey we thought we were taking.