the pros and cons of full-time travel, giving up the American Dream, and the benefits of minimalism with author Colin Wright.

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Colin Wright, who shedded a high-paying career early in his 20s to instead pursue the nomadic lifestyle, is a 37-year-old entrepreneur, author and public speaker, who currently lives in Milwaukee, WI. Before "settling down" recently, Wright used to travel to a new country every four months. For seven years, he lived in places like Argentina, New Zealand, Iceland, and basically any other place on the world map you can think of.

He is a man who is responsible for shaping so many of my worldviews today, and in today's conversation we discuss things he's learned from a lifetime of adventure. We talk about:

• Why he wanted to a live a life of constant adventure, as opposed to planting his roots in one place and staying there (3:18)
• The difficult decision to forgo a high-paying career in Los Angeles to become a writer and full-time traveler (20:08)
• The real definition of minimalism (24:15)
• How he financially supported himself during his years of constant travel (26:50)
• Some crazy stories about finding a place to sleep in each country he moved to (32:05)
• His fun (and stressful) experience doing the #VanLife thing (43:10)
• The importance of curiosity and lifelong learning (48:35)

For more about Colin, you can check out the "Let's Know Things" podcast, his "Exile Lifestyle" blog, and published books here.

For more from me about life in your 20s, please visit my Substack page and/or my YouTube channel.