Footsteps on an unlabeled map
The horizon doesn’t move — you do. Curiosity isn’t wandering; it’s navigation by hunch. You take a bearing from a rumor, a footnote, a friend’s offhand complaint — and you follow the detail that glows a little brighter than the rest. That’s how paths appear: not all at once, but as a series of well‑placed questions.
Explorers return with directions the rest of us can use: routes, warnings, and shortcuts. They make uncertainty useful.
Ode to Exploration
Exploration is the practice of noticing. The work is part field guide, part lighthouse: go out, get lost carefully, then signal what matters. The loop is simple — scout, sample, synthesize, share. Do it weekly and you become a map for other people’s ambition.
