Why Wise Men Like Being Outdoors

The best way to learn is from others’ experiences. For decades and centuries, some of the wisest humans have repeatedly narrated impressive words on why we should be more outdoors, rather than being couch potatoes. This the is lowest hanging fruits, that we can easily pluck by following their words & advice, let's look at some such thoughts :

• "Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity." -  John Muir.

• “Into the forest, I go, to lose my mind and find my soul”– John Muir

• “Being brave or being courageous is really just a matter of how much you want to do something. If you don’t want to do something that much then you won’t be brave enough to do it. If you really want to do something then you will be brave enough to do it” – Hazel Findlay

• “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, and sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Jackson Brown

• “More and more people seem to be separating from nature. I’m trying to go in a different direction. I’m getting closer and closer.” – Dean Potter

• “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Alexander Supertramp Mccandless
• “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” – Anne Frank
• “Hiking is not escapism; it’s realism. The people who choose to spend time outdoors are not running away from anything; we are returning to where we belong.” – Jennifer Pharr Davis

And the best one is: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao-Tzu

If you are looking for creative ideas, and constructive thoughts, get outdoors.