Welcome to episode 71 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love

backpacking, then this podcast is for you. We'll talk about the essentials, how to lighten your load, and how to make the most of your time on the trail. I'm your host Heather Legler.

And I'm Josh Legler. And this is the first 40 miles.

Today on the first 40 miles,

micro-managing is a terrible strategy for bosses,

and nanomannaging is even worse but does it have merit on the trail?

Then five ways that you can nanomage your little domain.

Next on the summit gear review, a lightweight solution to cooking for a family.

For today's backpack hack of the week, learn when to bring shallots, prime rib, and crusty

bread.

And we'll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom from our good friend on the trail, Donald Miller. All this and that's about it. Today

on the first 40 miles.

We've all heard of micromanaging.

It's the term that we always use in the office when someone just has their thumb on their

employees. And every little action is managed by that manager and of course

it feels pretty stifling to the employees because they don't really have any

freedom to kind of put their own creativity or their own talents into what they do.

And then I guess there's a term called nanom managing, which is like even worse than micromanaging.

But on the trail, if you approach it correctly,

it has a really natural feel to it.

So the art of nanom managing means that you are anticipating, predicting, outsmarting, and responding to external

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