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<blockquote data-quote="AntiMediocrity" data-source="post: 1090126" data-attributes="member: 4587">Mountaineering was the game changer for me, especially solo. I have my drinking stories, but there's no feeling of pride when I recall them and the reaction is also underwhelming.But when I tell them about wild camping at 2,000m above sea level with no-one else around, I am received with awe. &quot;Haven't you ever had an animal encounter?&quot; &quot;Actually, the only one I've ever had was about 50 metres from a road. I was sleeping in a tent and I heard some rustling. I actually thought it might be a person so I said &quot;Hallo?&quot;&quot;. That always brings up laughter.&quot;But it's scary, being alone no?&quot;&quot;Not really, I'm more afraid of being with someone, something happens to them and I have to break the news to their family. If something happens to me, they deal with the trauma and the pressure&quot;&quot;Wow, I never saw it like that&quot;People really need to experience things on a solo basis more. At least then you can tell the story instead of someone else in your group.______________________________________________________When it comes to actually sounding interesting, one of the best things I learned while reading self-help books was that there's no such thing as a boring subject, only a person who makes it sound boring. If you're really passionate about something, or can at least speak passionately about it, ears cannot close. Nowadays you might have to compete with someone's smartphone, unfortunately.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AntiMediocrity, post: 1090126, member: 4587"] Mountaineering was the game changer for me, especially solo. I have my drinking stories, but there's no feeling of pride when I recall them and the reaction is also underwhelming. But when I tell them about wild camping at 2,000m above sea level with no-one else around, I am received with awe. "Haven't you ever had an animal encounter?" "Actually, the only one I've ever had was about 50 metres from a road. I was sleeping in a tent and I heard some rustling. I actually thought it might be a person so I said "Hallo?"". That always brings up laughter. "But it's scary, being alone no?" "Not really, I'm more afraid of being with someone, something happens to them and I have to break the news to their family. If something happens to me, they deal with the trauma and the pressure" "Wow, I never saw it like that" People really need to experience things on a solo basis more. At least then you can tell the story instead of someone else in your group. ______________________________________________________ When it comes to actually [i]sounding[/i] interesting, one of the best things I learned while reading self-help books was that there's no such thing as a boring subject, only a person who makes it sound boring. If you're really passionate about something, or can at least speak passionately about it, ears cannot close. Nowadays you might have to compete with someone's smartphone, unfortunately. [/QUOTE]

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