Thats what I say too, BtR is a story thats entertaining, perhaps inspiring... Jason's books are actually guides to help you learn.BtR is not about information, it's about inspiration.
Thats what I say too, BtR is a story thats entertaining, perhaps inspiring... Jason's books are actually guides to help you learn.BtR is not about information, it's about inspiration.
I think its main power is in shifting paradigms.BtR is not about information, it's about inspiration.
Every time I try to shift my paradigms, I find my clutch keeps slipping.I think its main power is in shifting paradigms.
I got one of those too. I find myself alternating. Whenever I get tired of sitting, I stand. Whenever I get tired of standing, I sit. Helps a lot.Just another thread hijack alert.....I don't sit anymore at work. I use a standing desk wearing my Trail Gloves. I think it's going to improve my stamina on the ol' barefoot trail.
My inspiration needs no exaggerations. I think even Micah complained about McDougall's journalistic embellishments. I once traveled with a journalist friend. It was amazing how much more amazing everything we did was through his eyes: Epic bus rides, desperate searches for market place food, cockroaches the size of baseballs (wait, that part might be true) . . . really quite hilarious.
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The answer is...never.
My wife was a dedicated, committed non-runner since forever. No amount of my own enthusiasm for the sport, no amount of her volunteering at races and having fun doing so made her change her mind about wanting to do it herself.
Fast forward to my own foray into barefoot running. For some reason, it intrigued her enough to get her to toss her shoes and give it a short try. And to her (and my) surprise and delight, she enjoyed it. She continues to practice, little bits at a time, and I gently encourage but never push her. This is someone who seemed allergic to exercise for years, yet barefooting seems to have lit a small fire which I am certainly happy to carefully kindle.
So, my experience says to never give up, at least in your head. They can surprise you.
Yah, I've never read it so I can't say anything about its actual contents, just the blurbs turned me off. Not my sensibility. I suppose that's why I read ethnography instead of travel writing.Popularized entertainment though it may be . . .
My wife so far fits into your wifes "old category". I mean the non runner allergic to exercise type. My wife likes to do things like hike and play softball and basketball, but the moment you label it "exercise" she clouds over and doesn't want to do it. I keep trying to get my wife to read btr but because it has running as a theme she refuses to read it. I think she is afraid she will become a nutty barefooter like me, and unfortunately she can't let go of how people may perceive her. My wife did purchase a pair of Merrells barefoot shoes though, but only because they were "cute". When I pointed out to her after we got home that they were part of the barefoot line she almost took them back, but then she decided they were just too cute and nobody had to know they were part of the barefoot line. In any case Thom, you give me hope that she may someday change, even if only slightly little by little.Oops...I forgot the original thread.
The answer is...never.
My wife was a dedicated, committed non-runner since forever. No amount of my own enthusiasm for the sport, no amount of her volunteering at races and having fun doing so made her change her mind about wanting to do it herself.
Fast forward to my own foray into barefoot running. For some reason, it intrigued her enough to get her to toss her shoes and give it a short try. And to her (and my) surprise and delight, she enjoyed it. She continues to practice, little bits at a time, and I gently encourage but never push her. This is someone who seemed allergic to exercise for years, yet barefooting seems to have lit a small fire which I am certainly happy to carefully kindle.
So, my experience says to never give up, at least in your head. They can surprise you.
Oops...I forgot the original thread.
The answer is...never.
My wife was a dedicated, committed non-runner since forever. No amount of my own enthusiasm for the sport, no amount of her volunteering at races and having fun doing so made her change her mind about wanting to do it herself.
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An older vocabulary colorfully compared it to the digestive waste of male bovines. More politely, it's called artistic license. As long as that is spelled out clearly, I see no problem with it. Otherwise, although I know it's unfashionable in these postmodern times, I still cling to the idea that there are 'facts' out there worth knowing and worth differentiating from fiction. As long as the embellishment's done with a wink when writing about inconsequential material, I suppose there's no harm done. Unfortunately, particularly in Hollywood historical dramas, you often have no idea if a particular character really existed unless you have intimate knowledge of the events being retold. A lot of room for abuse there, and for misinforming audiences, possibly for more than artistic motives. Plus, for fuddy duddies like me, it kind of takes the pleasure away from the story-telling experience. For me the worst are 'composite' characters. WTF is up with that?That "embellished writing" in non-fiction is what is known as CREATIVE non-fiction.
so I did the unspeakable. I LISTENED TO MY WIFE,