Why Being a Beginner Again Matters with Michelle Wilcox

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of embracing the beginner's mindset and the balance between solitude and community in outdoor activities.

Meesh and I have known each other a long time. Mutual friends, overlapping rides, the kind of friendship that started by crossing paths in the same places and got real once we both landed in Portland. We come at this work from the same spot too. Two people who spend most of the day alone behind a screen, then go looking for the exact opposite. A trail, a group ride, something printed you can actually hold. There's a tension we both keep circling. We love the outdoors, and we're also being pul...

People in this episode

Host: Christopher San Agustin

Guest: Michelle Wilcox

Topics covered

• beginners
• outdoors
• friendship
• solitude
• screen time
• exploration

Keywords

• beginner
• outdoors
• friendship
• solitude
• exploration
• screen time
• Portland

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Portland

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