"Adventure is just bad planning." - Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
It's the weekend...break some plans and have an adventure :)
Saturday, June 26, 2010
To all you wayfinders out there (and a little bit me)
"Adventure is just bad planning." - Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
It's the weekend...break some plans and have an adventure :)
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Hey! I didn't know someone owned that one! Well said! What if "forays into the unknown" were more of a way of life? In the days of Amundsen, people looked up to adventure and exploration, and also understood failure as part of it. I think his quote is a little misleading though. He planned to the extent he knew how to. When you're the first to do something, you can't plan for what you don't know. It's more like - "Adventure is where your planning ends". I LIKE this quote!
ReplyDeleteYes - I found Amundsen's quote so methodical that it left no room for adventure (which really was the point of the expedition to the South Pole in the first place). It could have been just the way it was written as you said. I find the meticulous unpacking of this idea of planning...absolutely hysterical however, especially with the old "throw caution to the wind" bluster of the quote in the first place!
ReplyDeleteI just wish I was back in that photo ...
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