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Take Less. Do More.

Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker

by Glen Van Peski
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In this personal journey, ultra-light backpacker and sought-after speaker Glen Van Peski shares the life lessons he has learned through years of lightening his pack and helping others.
Adventures provide the richness and texture to a life well lived. So remain open. Keep saying yes to life's opportunities.

Glen Van Peski helped revolutionize backpacking by creating ultralight equipment, which allows people to take less so they can do more in the wilderness. During decades of championing ultralight backpacking, Glen became aware that "take less, do more" is more than just a hiking slogan. As he reduced his pack weight, he realized that the lessons learned applied to all areas of life. Now he wants to share the lessons he learned to help others live full and vibrant lives—lives characterized by purpose, meaning, and joy.

In this book, you will discover transformative life lessons, which may go against the grain of popular thought but have been proven to change lives for the better. You'll learn that:
  • Often the best strategy for achieving goals comes from subtracting rather than adding.
  • When your first instinct is generosity, the long-term dividends will be greater than if you strive to gain your own advantage.
  • Revising the stories you tell yourself about situations will reframe your life and increase gratitude.
  • By investing creatively in relationships, you will generate more joy in your life.
  • Making friends with failure will cause you to grow and improve.

    • take less. do more. It's a revolutionary idea that will transform your life and free your soul to find your purpose—and maybe a little bit of adventure too.

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      April 16, 2024

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        • ISBN: 9781637632901

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        • ISBN: 9781637632901
        • File size: 32394 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Kirkus

        Van Peski's memoir/self-help book tells of how he designed an ultralight backpack and pursued a lifelong interest in traveling light to go farther and see more. The book begins with the author's entrepreneurial origin story as a Boy Scout leader around 1996 with a very heavy pack on a long hike through California wilderness. In 1998, he founded what would become Gossamer Gear, a company that sells very lightweight gear he designed for outdoor adventure. He preferred to make his original design available as a free online pattern, but was surprised when admirers found replicating his engineering feat to be a daunting challenge. Van Peski is candid about the travails of his professional life, which included closing his engineering firm during an economic downturn in 1993. He also writes about the tragic loss of his son in 2007. In 15 chapters, the now-retired Van Peski champions basic lessons, such as "Be Kind," "Cultivate a Heart of Gratitude," "Keep Making Friends," and "Say Yes." The "Know Your Gear" chapter will particularly appeal to gear aficionados, with comprehensive explanations of what Van Peski carries with him and why, including a tarp anchored with trekking poles rather than a tent, an aluminum can he uses as a stove, and a down sleeping bag with a hood and no zipper. The prose style is clear and conversational, and each moral is illustrated with a combination of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories from outdoor adventures. However, one may wish that Van Peski offered more perspective on his intense drive to "do more," the second component of his titular exhortation; at one point, he writes about how he was unable to bring himself to stop for a drink of water while suffering from heat exhaustion on a desert hike. His views on simplicity and traveling lightly through life are significant and valuable. However, for Van Peski, these seem to lead inevitably to doing more things rather than slowing down and savoring the moment. A book with helpful and practical advice that could use a bit more insight.

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