Do you ever do anything impulsive with the hope you might fail? page

[Rasputina]

Well, do you? I do crazy shit all the time, with the expectation that I might get fired from my job, which I quite love. I'm glad I don't get fired, but it's sort of like a test : if I do this crazy shit and things are still kosher, then it's meant to be How bout you?

[YogaBare]

I think some people cheat on their partners for a reason that's not dissimilar. Kind of a sense of reckless self sabotage, and if it works out okay then there's a resulting elated feeling that comes with survival. And then you keep returning for the anticipation, and the high.

In my case I went through a phase when I was younger where I used to drive really dangerously in the hope that I might crash..!

[Rasputina]

I think some people cheat on their partners for a reason that's not dissimilar. Kind of a sense of reckless self sabotage, and if it works out okay then there's a resulting elated feeling that comes with survival. And then you keep returning for the anticipation, and the high.

In my case I went through a phase when I was younger where I used to drive really dangerously in the hope that I might crash..!

Oh my! I'm in the phase where I drive dangerously slow... like a granny

[sbhikes]

I do the crazy shit without the hope of failure.

- Ride a Vespa, split the lanes, weave in and out of brain-dead cagers. I do not hope to fail.
- Quit a high paying job to walk across the US. I wanted to succeed.
- Quit a job because my paychecks bounced (4 times). Didn't have a job lined up. I had hope a better job would be there.
- Forgot my rain gear on a backpack trip. Rained every day. I was determined to keep going no matter what. Best trip ever.

[Ljphalen]

I'm quitting my job to walk across America, too! I'm leaving in May. Any advice you wish you'd been given?

[oxide]

I fail enough as it is when I'm not trying. Why the heck would I want to fail any more?

[yodiewan]

Mark did a post about this a while back. It's called akrasia:

Akrasia, or Why You Act Against Your Own Better Judgment | Mark's Daily Apple

[Violette_R]

No.

[sbhikes]

I'm quitting my job to walk across America, too! I'm leaving in May. Any advice you wish you'd been given?

I think that everything I didn't know before I went became the wonderful discoveries along the way. Have a great time!

[Derpamix]

Mark did a post about this a while back. It's called akrasia:

Akrasia, or Why You Act Against Your Own Better Judgment | Mark's Daily Apple

This is the most interesting topic I've ever seen Mark Sisson write about. It's a shame he doesn't expand more on it in that topic though. It seems like he left it unfinished.