Jack’s book about hiking the PCT with his family came out today and I highly recommend picking up a copy.
Here’s one thing I like about Jack’s book: it is one story of what a family can do when they’ve internalized postconsumer praxis. He wouldn’t put it that way because he’s not the kind of nerd I am, but it’s true.
I talk a lot about how frugality, polymathy, and systems thinking can bring you a good life of autonomy and exploration of what it means to you to be a human. Often I talk abstractly about it because that’s just how I’m wired to think.
What I like about Jack is that he doesn’t write much about the abstractions and the theory — his relationship with money and work gets a paragraph or two at most — because he’s too busy living a full and interesting life, and writing stories about those adventures.
Walking thousands of miles through the wilderness with a baby strapped to your back might not be your idea of a good time, but it makes for a damn fine story and is an inspiration that with a little intentional thinking and practice, you can pursue whatever you want to pursue in the world as well.
You can buy a copy direct from Jack here, leave a review on Amazon here, and check out my podcast episode with him here.