E11 Beau Miles : Filmmaker, storyteller, do-er.

“Adventure doesn’t require new places. It can be cultivated by exploring our immediate lives with greater curiosity.”

Should we try to lead virtuous, principled lives… or do what feels good? 

Beau Miles makes a strong case for taking ourselves a little less seriously and having a lot more local fun.

This backyard adventurer and wildly popular filmmaker (most often found up a tree, running a midnight marathon or eating his bodyweight in beans) reckons he doesn’t know much about anything. 

But beneath the self-deprecation, Beau is a wealth of ecological wisdom and a master storyteller, taking us right to the heart of what really matters in life. 

Get into this philosophical, tangential, slightly mad and marvellously contrarian conversation - then get out there. 

SHOW NOTES

• The beauty of honing your powers of observation and the necessity of coffee.
• Building a seasonal map.
• Why it's important to have a personal relationship with the landscape.
• The value of seeking knowledge from places outside your comfort zone.
• Autoethnography as a valuable avenue for knowledge seeking and sharing.
• The liberation of going back to basics.
• The importance of knowing our own strengths, and respecting the strengths of others.
• How to reconnect to our latent understanding of the land.
• The art of reigning in intensity to maintain sustainability.
• Why to push boundaries and be comfortable in your own skin.
• Getting off your high horse.
• Why fear of death is a fundamental human driver.

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

• Beau Miles on YouTube
• Beau Miles online
• Gaia Theory - James Lovelock
• Tim Winton - Author

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