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you weren't meant to live life on repeat

Ottilie

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hey friends!!
I recently came across the term microadventure and thought it was such a fun and important concept to implement into our lives. I sometimes struggle a lot with finding balance between my routines and doing spontaneous things. I can get so stuck on this mental checklist I have for my everyday, that it feels hard to do anything else. More and more, I start to realise how important it is to get out of those routines, and this repetitive pattern they can bring, because how else are you going to stay inspired and excited and curious about the world around you? Anyway, I hope you enjoy it (and sorry it’s been a while) :)

The book that first introduced the concept of microadventures: https://share.google/wiVOY0nmbDdV2VIVD

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19 Comments

@scottcampbell96 1 year ago

“The grass isn’t greener on the other side. It’s greener where you water it.” I’ve never heard it phrased this way, but it’s genius.

@freakboydrainy 1 year ago

I often forget that this earth is an open-world game and that I can just do shit I like

@sabgolmaalhai16 7 months ago

Big adventures make you realise how small your world is. Small adventures make you realise how big your world could be.

@jackaldrich7022 9 months ago

I read a book once about a man who took 5 years and sailed around the world. When the trip ended he experienced the letdown of coming back into the real world and wondered what he should do next. So he sailed around the world again

@Khurram14 1 year ago

Love how you show travel waking us up. But there’s another kind of adventure—going deep instead of wide.

Routine isn’t always sleepwalking. The same walk with your child, the same table filled with laughter—that’s not stagnation, it’s devotion.

Travel gives perspective. Staying gives intimacy. Maybe the real adventure isn’t how far we go, but how deep we’re willing to go.

@96dan 1 year ago

“the grass is greener where you water it “ has been my mantra my entire 20s. From no work and all travels, to no travels and all work, I realized that I was always comparing and wondering instead of enjoying the moment and my decision

@modVersionn 10 months ago

I live in Delhi. I don't have forest or some place close to nature like yours. But I go to places which are physically away from my home. Like in CP, some random market or park. I stroll there aimlessly, sit in a random park or even bus stop, observe people around me. It feels nice and calms my mind. Sometimes being isolated from your comfort zone provides a therapy to your mind.

@AS-vq9bp 1 year ago

Im running on microadventures… a bike trip, a new district of the city, that I live in since 25 years, a new sport, a dish, a challenge. I celebrate these things and it gives me a lot. The feeling that if you open your eyes or turn around or change the lense through which you are seeing the world, can bring so much excitement out of things you think you know and that are so close - it shows you what lies under lifes surface of a seemingly fast paced, trendy, Superlative - focused world.
Microadventures - What a great video💚

@APFunnyreads 1 year ago

Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. They're either lonely, they're missing somebody, they're depressed, they're hurt, they're scarred from the past, they're having personal issues no one knows about, they have secrets you wouldn't believe. They wish, they dream and they hope. And right now, they are sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you don’t feel alone anymore. What really helped me start overcoming the pain and actually move toward my goals was reading Manifest the Unseen by Luna Rivers, it opened my eyes in ways I didn’t expect. Always remember, don’t be depressed about the past, don’t worry about the future, and just focus on today. ❤

@NinetiesKiddd 1 year ago

2-3 day trips are great. Small day trips are also great. My previous job, I was at for about 4 yrs. It was 4 days a week. It allowed me to take those small trips that broke up life nicely. There needs to be a huge shift in work life balance for the entire world. Getting that taste of a 4 day work week for that short 4 yrs showed me that it’s the perfect schedule. You look forward to getting back into your work but you’re not burnt out by day 4. Then you get 3 days off. We all need this.

@7tnth 1 year ago

Something to live by; every week I try change something or do something different. We aren't meant to be doing the same thing over and over again until we're old.

@chris_1988 1 year ago

An important reminder.
Made me think of that one time I walked part of my usual jogging route and instead of seeing it as an area to just pass through, I brought a picnic blanket, a book, some snacks and coffee and just sat down behind a couple of bushes in the grass right next to the premises of a gravel processing factory. Super relaxing afternoon and it's only a 20 minute walk from home. Nobody bothered me, I could watch the bees do their job all around me, the weather was just right and no one knew I was sitting right there, 10 meters away from the main path.

@jimj2683 1 year ago

The main problem is that career/education/kids/obligations take up all the time and energy.

@brittanycerra 1 year ago

Such a great point—micro adventures expand your life in ways big adventures can’t, because they are an extension of your everyday life, while big adventures are usually, by definition, a departure from it.

@jellyrollnorton 10 months ago

It sure does happen. 0:15

@notes.to.mayank 1 year ago

These micro adventure has made my world so much better, going for walk, taking a new route, doing something unusual, talking to a stranger, become cringe.

It's a blessing to be alive.❤

@ellendidia3968 1 year ago

the timing of this is incredible. i had been living life on repeat until we had a big trip for a wedding to a different and beautiful state. ever since we have been back, all i want is more adventure and it feels like my day to day routine is almost ... paralyzing. you summed up exactly how this feels but also gave amazing advice. MICROADVENTURES !!!

@magnusnyz 3 months ago

2:33 Stunning view!

@exploringgodscreation- 1 year ago

As a mother of four small children, micro adventures are what my husband and I love! We usually keep them under an hour drive, and almost always pack lunch and snacks. The kids love the adventure, and we love seeing the new sites as well! Helps break up the pattern of life with something new ☺️