“You can’t skip learning.”

I recently asked my friend Will what advice he would have for himself at the beginning of the four-year-long siege that would lead to him climbing the hardest route of his life. 

He didn’t have much of an answer except for the following sentence:

“You can’t skip learning.”

The struggles, the self-doubt, the emotional lows—they are all connected to the learning process. 

I still believe that we can save ourselves a lot of time and effort by listening and learning from others. That’s why I write this blog, and it’s why I make a podcast.

But Will’s point is valid and worth noting.

Shortcut the hard parts, and the lessons don’t sink in as deeply.

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You can hear more of Will’s insights from our conversation in episode 9 of the podcast, here.