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How travel turns your brain on

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Wilko van de Kamp
Jul 27, 2022
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I watched this great video the other day about a guy who decided to quit his job and live on his bicycle. I’m Dutch and legend has it the Dutch are born on bicycles, but even though I agree with everything Jedidiah says in this video I still don’t aspire living on a bicycle. But watch the video first (created by Kenny Laubbacher):

Travel wakes up your brain

It’s very true: travel turns your brain on. It makes me feel alive. Exposing myself to different things, and making myself feel uncomfortable being out of my comfort zone is what’s cool. I’ve met so many people that want to have that experience in their life – and the good news is you can, and it doesn’t necessarily require a bicycle or a drastic lifestyle change. I love traveling, but I also love coming home to a familiar place. Becoming a modern nomad probably isn’t for me, as it isn’t for many of you who read this.

Business Insider also wrote an article about a guy who used similar travel hacking ideas that I teach in my book to ge…

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