Alex Hutchinson

My wife and I were both super busy leading up to it. We got there and we were like, holy crap, we actually didn't do our usual obsessive level of research on this hiking route. It was awesome. So each day we were like, well, let's figure out what's coming next because we don't know. We didn't research it.

My wife and I were both super busy leading up to it. We got there and we were like, holy crap, we actually didn't do our usual obsessive level of research on this hiking route. It was awesome. So each day we were like, well, let's figure out what's coming next because we don't know. We didn't research it.

And then that's a lesson that I'm trying to keep in mind that it's like, yeah, control and optimization are great, but sometimes it's nice to just like, who the hell knows? Let's see what happens.

And then that's a lesson that I'm trying to keep in mind that it's like, yeah, control and optimization are great, but sometimes it's nice to just like, who the hell knows? Let's see what happens.

And then that's a lesson that I'm trying to keep in mind that it's like, yeah, control and optimization are great, but sometimes it's nice to just like, who the hell knows? Let's see what happens.

I'm now at Outside Magazine. So I write about once a week for Outside Magazine on new research in fitness, endurance, that kind of stuff.

I'm now at Outside Magazine. So I write about once a week for Outside Magazine on new research in fitness, endurance, that kind of stuff.

I'm now at Outside Magazine. So I write about once a week for Outside Magazine on new research in fitness, endurance, that kind of stuff.

yeah everyone needs to follow you on twitter at sweat science it's you know if you like evidence-based exercise stuff you're awesome and uh new book why should people go and get it well they should explore the topic of exploring i i hope it'll you know there's no magic formula but i hope it'll encourage people to to find spaces in their life to uh to be surprised sick alex i appreciate you thanks so much chris

yeah everyone needs to follow you on twitter at sweat science it's you know if you like evidence-based exercise stuff you're awesome and uh new book why should people go and get it well they should explore the topic of exploring i i hope it'll you know there's no magic formula but i hope it'll encourage people to to find spaces in their life to uh to be surprised sick alex i appreciate you thanks so much chris

yeah everyone needs to follow you on twitter at sweat science it's you know if you like evidence-based exercise stuff you're awesome and uh new book why should people go and get it well they should explore the topic of exploring i i hope it'll you know there's no magic formula but i hope it'll encourage people to to find spaces in their life to uh to be surprised sick alex i appreciate you thanks so much chris

If we want to think in terms of minimizing regret, which, believe it or not, mathematicians have the definition of regret, which is the difference between basically what you got and what you could have got if you had a crystal ball and had been able to make perfect decisions. To minimize regret, you do best if you choose optimistically, if you're more willing to take a chance.

If we want to think in terms of minimizing regret, which, believe it or not, mathematicians have the definition of regret, which is the difference between basically what you got and what you could have got if you had a crystal ball and had been able to make perfect decisions. To minimize regret, you do best if you choose optimistically, if you're more willing to take a chance.

If we want to think in terms of minimizing regret, which, believe it or not, mathematicians have the definition of regret, which is the difference between basically what you got and what you could have got if you had a crystal ball and had been able to make perfect decisions. To minimize regret, you do best if you choose optimistically, if you're more willing to take a chance.

A hundred percent. And that's, I think, one of the realizations I've come to after spending three or four years digging into the research about how we decide when to explore. I kind of thought that exploring is so cool. We should always explore more. How do I explore more? But I've come to a different position, which is...

A hundred percent. And that's, I think, one of the realizations I've come to after spending three or four years digging into the research about how we decide when to explore. I kind of thought that exploring is so cool. We should always explore more. How do I explore more? But I've come to a different position, which is...

A hundred percent. And that's, I think, one of the realizations I've come to after spending three or four years digging into the research about how we decide when to explore. I kind of thought that exploring is so cool. We should always explore more. How do I explore more? But I've come to a different position, which is...

It's about knowing when to explore and when to exploit, if you think of that as the opposite of explore. And if you did nothing but explore, think of it in the context of music. If you're always searching for new music, that's great because you're finding new things.

It's about knowing when to explore and when to exploit, if you think of that as the opposite of explore. And if you did nothing but explore, think of it in the context of music. If you're always searching for new music, that's great because you're finding new things.

It's about knowing when to explore and when to exploit, if you think of that as the opposite of explore. And if you did nothing but explore, think of it in the context of music. If you're always searching for new music, that's great because you're finding new things.