When younger, I was off hunting along a swamp, and came across those sets of little grass hillocks in a bog. They might keep your boots dry, if you could hop from one to the next. I tried for a while to be tricky and pick out a humpy path to cross more comfortably, but soon just decided it was far better just to slog straight through the water to get where needed. My micro-lesson to myself was that it’s often better to embrace a bit of physical discomfort in exchange for a better outcome.

Friendly Wisconsin Swamp (Photo: Joshua Mayer)

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