To do hard things, be adaptable, by Alex Honnold
Meditative Story
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🗓️ 26 March 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Alex Honnold, renowned rock climber and the subject of the documentary Free Solo, has always known how to do hard things. Yet he’s also had to learn that his drive to push himself will only take him so far. In today's episode, he tells the story of how he’s come to understand the importance of reading the conditions of the environment, and learning to adapt.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi listeners it's Rohan. As you know, sleep is a crucial component of taking care of our mental health. |
| 0:07.0 | If you find yourself lying awake at night, I want to recommend a podcast that will help guide you to sleep. |
| 0:14.0 | It's called Sleep Meditation for Women and the show works for people of all gender |
| 0:19.5 | identities. Each episode features a 20 to 30 minute meditation, like the ones we share on meditative |
| 0:26.2 | story that will help you wind down. |
| 0:29.8 | The show offers various topics and visualizations, including body healing and relaxation, |
| 0:35.8 | nature-focused visualizations, and so much more. |
| 0:40.4 | Check it out as you get ready for bed tonight. |
| 0:43.0 | You can find sleep meditation for women wherever you get your podcasts. And the Alex Honored |
| 1:09.6 | is one of the most celebrated rock climbers in the world, known for being the only person to |
| 1:16.7 | summit El Capitan in a free solo ascent, that is, without any ropes. |
| 1:24.0 | Undoubtedly, Alex knows how to do hard things. |
| 1:29.0 | Yet he's also had to learn that his drive to push himself will only take him so far. |
| 1:37.4 | In today's episode, Alex tells the story of how he's come to understand the importance of reading the conditions of the environment |
| 1:46.1 | and learning to adapt. |
| 1:51.6 | From wait what? This is meditative story. |
| 1:56.0 | Where immersive first-person stories and mindfulness prompts |
| 2:01.0 | inspire you to reflect on your inner life. |
| 2:06.0 | I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. And the The body, breathing, breathing. |
| 2:37.0 | Your senses open, your mind open |
| 2:45.0 | open |
| 3:04.9 | meeting the world I opened my eyes and looked around my backpacking tent. The flaps of the tent have frosted overnight, like someone sprinkled climbing chalk from above. I'm wrapped up in my dad's old sleeping bag. It's like a |
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