I have hobby ADHD. I’ll get way into some new hobby, do it WAY too much way too quickly, get bored of it, and never want to do it again. For example, I used to do a lot of international travel for fun. I would fly to a country far, far away away where I didn’t know anyone and didn’t speak the language. I would book rooms, see the sights, meet new people, make temporary friends. I kept this up for a while, but eventually this grew quite boring. Eventually every city became to look like every other city. You start seeing the same patterns everywhere. This is the tourist neighborhood, this is the party hostel, this is the museum everybody is supposed to go to. The experience lacks depth.
I learned the word 'microadventure' from this article and found it a possible solution to this problem. A microadventure is a small, well defined task, requiring some skill or effort and in exchange you get a sense of accomplishment having done it.
A lot of people leave the bay around the holidays, either to go on a trip or to see their family. This is the absolute worst time to fly: it is expensive and crowded. So that's a perfect time to have a local "Microadventure." Around last Christmas, I packed my bike with a bunch of gear and biked to China Camp, and camped for the night. It was a bit of a challenge, a great workout, and didn’t take too much time or money. This probably isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, though, but I’m sure you can find something local to accomplish. If you’re afraid of doing it alone, there are many clubs that help facilitate ‘microadventures’ to their members. For example, the Dolphin Club is for swimmers to find swimmers to swim with, Marina Run Club is for runners to find people to run with, Mutiny Radio is for local standup comedians to find a stage and audience to perform their jokes.
Are ‘microadventures’ another stupid tech bro trend, soon to be replaced by the next hot thing? Or is this an actually good thing worth discussion?
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