Alex Hutchinson

My editor was very reassuring to me. He kept telling me, second books are the hardest. Because this one was a struggle. This one was... it was a year late. Like I'll say that was, I missed the deadline by a year, which is not something that's usual for me. I'm usually a pretty good deadline hitter.

Uh, and I, I really, really struggled because it was, first of all, yeah, there's, I mean, there's expectations, there's living up to previous work, but also this topic is, is such a big one when you, so when I say I'm interested in exploration, it's like, Oh, you mean Christopher Columbus or whatever? And I'm like,

Uh, and I, I really, really struggled because it was, first of all, yeah, there's, I mean, there's expectations, there's living up to previous work, but also this topic is, is such a big one when you, so when I say I'm interested in exploration, it's like, Oh, you mean Christopher Columbus or whatever? And I'm like,

Uh, and I, I really, really struggled because it was, first of all, yeah, there's, I mean, there's expectations, there's living up to previous work, but also this topic is, is such a big one when you, so when I say I'm interested in exploration, it's like, Oh, you mean Christopher Columbus or whatever? And I'm like,

yes, and, and, you know, when you go to a restaurant, do you order the same thing or do you try something new? And on your career path and in your dating life and all these other things. So I suddenly realized that I was basically writing about the world. And so I could have, you know, I could have, the topic, the more threads I pulled, the bigger the topic got.

yes, and, and, you know, when you go to a restaurant, do you order the same thing or do you try something new? And on your career path and in your dating life and all these other things. So I suddenly realized that I was basically writing about the world. And so I could have, you know, I could have, the topic, the more threads I pulled, the bigger the topic got.

yes, and, and, you know, when you go to a restaurant, do you order the same thing or do you try something new? And on your career path and in your dating life and all these other things. So I suddenly realized that I was basically writing about the world. And so I could have, you know, I could have, the topic, the more threads I pulled, the bigger the topic got.

And eventually, bless my editor, I was like, yeah, I think I can get you something by April. And he's like, no, I'm going to need it by February 15th. I was like, oh, thank God he gave me a deadline.

And eventually, bless my editor, I was like, yeah, I think I can get you something by April. And he's like, no, I'm going to need it by February 15th. I was like, oh, thank God he gave me a deadline.

And eventually, bless my editor, I was like, yeah, I think I can get you something by April. And he's like, no, I'm going to need it by February 15th. I was like, oh, thank God he gave me a deadline.

Well, there's two ways we can answer that question. One reason is we explore because it leads to good things.

Well, there's two ways we can answer that question. One reason is we explore because it leads to good things.

Well, there's two ways we can answer that question. One reason is we explore because it leads to good things.

If you're not just staying in the same sphere, if you're branching out, looking, trying to figure out what's over the horizon, you will eventually discover better things and you will have better restaurant meals and a better career and you will find a better place to live and blah, blah, blah. So a very sort of utilitarian exploring leads to good things.

If you're not just staying in the same sphere, if you're branching out, looking, trying to figure out what's over the horizon, you will eventually discover better things and you will have better restaurant meals and a better career and you will find a better place to live and blah, blah, blah. So a very sort of utilitarian exploring leads to good things.

If you're not just staying in the same sphere, if you're branching out, looking, trying to figure out what's over the horizon, you will eventually discover better things and you will have better restaurant meals and a better career and you will find a better place to live and blah, blah, blah. So a very sort of utilitarian exploring leads to good things.

The other way of answering it is exploring feels good. It's like, it's exciting to go somewhere new to discover something you haven't encountered before. And those two things go together, right? Like the reason exploring feels good is because on an evolutionary level, it led to good things. So it's in the same way that sugar is sweet and it leads us to seek calories.

The other way of answering it is exploring feels good. It's like, it's exciting to go somewhere new to discover something you haven't encountered before. And those two things go together, right? Like the reason exploring feels good is because on an evolutionary level, it led to good things. So it's in the same way that sugar is sweet and it leads us to seek calories.

The other way of answering it is exploring feels good. It's like, it's exciting to go somewhere new to discover something you haven't encountered before. And those two things go together, right? Like the reason exploring feels good is because on an evolutionary level, it led to good things. So it's in the same way that sugar is sweet and it leads us to seek calories.

Exploring feels good and that leads us to expand our world and discover better ways of doing things. Those two things kind of in the same way that just because sugar is sweet doesn't mean we should always pursue the taste of sugar, doesn't mean that we should always pursue novelty now. That scrolling through social media doesn't necessarily, it taps into that.