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    Default Re: Joe Rogan with Alex Honnold: the greatest athletic achievement of all time

    Here's an outstanding new interview with Alex Honnold, this time with Steven Bartlett ('The Diary of a CEO').

    The style and content is way different from the earlier one with Joe Rogan, and (IMO) it's far more interesting. It focuses on issues like psychology, family influence, why we do whatever we do, major life choices, fun vs. working hard (and when they become the same thing), the nature of risk in our lives, personal motivation, and much more.

    I confess I found more than a few minor parallels with my own life choices and progression, which was also quite interesting for me to think about.

    Ignore the video title: Honnold isn't 'the world's greatest climber' (either past or present), just the most famous in the public eye. But for sure, he is the greatest no-ropes-no-protection solo climber, which makes him close to unique right now in the climbing world.


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    Default Re: Joe Rogan with Alex Honnold: the greatest athletic achievement of all time

    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Here's an outstanding new interview with Alex Honnold, this time with Steven Bartlett ('The Diary of a CEO').

    The style and content is way different from the earlier one with Joe Rogan, and (IMO) it's far more interesting. It focuses on issues like psychology, family influence, why we do whatever we do, major life choices, fun vs. working hard (and when they become the same thing), the nature of risk in our lives, personal motivation, and much more.

    I confess I found more than a few minor parallels with my own life choices and progression, which was also quite interesting for me to think about.

    Ignore the video title: Honnold isn't 'the world's greatest climber' (either past or present), just the most famous in the public eye. But for sure, he is the greatest no-ropes-no-protection solo climber, which makes him close to unique right now in the climbing world.




    Found this during a cleanup of the many tabs (over 100 left, now) that I had let sit. Seems I had only watched the first few minutes, and am now close to halfway through (46: /1:37:16). Might have got it from your post here, Bill, and might have subdanbeld Mr. Bartlett’s chan from that.

    I’ve admired Honnold’s exploits for years, and have loved hearing and seeing his thought in many interviews, and this talk does stand out.
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