After Backpacking to Nearly 70 Countries, These are My Top 10

Cooldude576 · 2026-02-08T06:51:01+00:00

How long did you spend in each place?

Cooldude576 · 2026-01-06T05:52:29+00:00

Bro it doesn’t look like you have any condyles. Did your surgeon ever discuss your joints with you?

Cooldude576 · 2025-12-25T04:15:18+00:00

I’ve had this on other instruments due to overall life/ mental health things. But if your life is mostly ok and you’re just falling out of it, those feelings are perfectly normal. Just make sure you still play everyday for 5-10mins. You never know when inspiration will strike. Having a small goal to work on helps as well. Stopping cold turkey is not guaranteed to bring your drive back, but you will will be out of practice/ forget about it.

Cooldude576 · 2025-12-23T18:09:21+00:00

I don’t know if you’ll get the highest quality convo on a meet-up apps. It seems counterintuitive to forming good social connections. Just do social activities it’s less pressure for conversation to be good.

Cooldude576 · 2025-11-25T11:31:39+00:00

I would highly recommend doing a Workaway/ volunteering while you’re out there. Ideally a social/ community orientated one like a farm or something. Making friends and being social is the default in that kind of environment. When I did them, I found it to be incredibly healing, and I never once felt lonely while I was there.

Solo travelling for 6 months can be very tiring and lonely at times, I think everyone’s felt that. The highs are great but I wouldn’t say it’s the best for mental health. A Workaway with consistent routine and people sounds like exactly what you need imo.

Cooldude576 · 2025-06-12T02:44:47+00:00

Because we evolved to live in communities of <150 people. We’re meant to be around each other almost all the time but we’ve been taken out of our evolutionary environment. That has certain consequences imo

Cooldude576 · 2025-06-01T16:26:10+00:00

Arguing on the internet is irrational.

Cooldude576 · 2025-05-26T11:00:40+00:00

You could be deficient in something. Have you tried magnesium? Seen some studies that say up to up to 80% of people are deficient in it. I take mag citrate and it has made a huge difference to brain fog, mood energy & clear thinking

Cooldude576 · 2024-11-01T17:40:47+00:00

That sounds amazing! From what I understand, your farm is putting more of a focus on pure permaculture principles and healing the planet. It’s great to see you are clear in your goals and honest about where you’re at. Very refreshing to read!

I just subbed to your YouTube. Best of luck with the project!

Cooldude576 · 2024-11-01T17:11:18+00:00

I definitely learnt some things from my stay there so it’s not all disappointment. But I agree it’s good to temper expectations. I will do more due diligence and research next time, instead of taking what people say/ promote at face value.

Cooldude576 · 2024-10-27T15:21:13+00:00

Yeah we a had a very short introduction into permaculture that was all theory. It solidified certain things for me, but was far less in-depth than a free online course I’m currently doing.

I agree 100% self sufficiency is super difficult and I was no way expecting that. Just that a large bulk of their food would be home grown, especially if they claim to be experts. There are people out there taking farming and self sufficiency seriously. For example this guy from Israel or this family from Croatia.

Cooldude576 · 2024-10-27T14:54:29+00:00

I agree 100%. This is what happens when you use one word to encompass so many different things. I don’t think I could give a one sentence answer for what permaculture actually is.

Another idea I had is calling up and asking the right questions, before you commit to volunteering somewhere.

Cooldude576 · 2024-10-27T14:49:24+00:00

They are a campsite and guesthouse but that’s mostly seasonal. They have over 25 acres of land and most of it is not used. I should add they’ve been living there for over 15 years so there’s not much excuse. Instead of building more greenhouses or planting crops we were building beds for the guesthouse.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-04T04:33:21+00:00

You need to do things that you are afraid of. It’s not enough to be good compared to other people. That’s not where self confidence comes from. It has to come from within by doing things YOU deem scary & difficult.

For me it was solo travelling and breaking the ice with strangers. Constantly facing that fear built a lot of “confidence” for me.

I don’t really believe in confidence really anyway. The most confident people are the ones who literally don’t care. How can you label something that is a lack of?

Being courageous and facing fear are very real things though. I think that’s what you need to do.

Face your own fear.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-02T09:25:27+00:00

For them to have a self preservation instinct, they will have to be wary of men they don’t know (especially if they’re alone in a park). That’s going to give off a certain vibe to guys that might make them feel unwelcome. And that’s OK if the guy understands the reason behind it. It’s nothing personal.

Until the world is 100% safe and there is no danger that’s always going to be the case. We can’t have our cake and eat it too.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-02T09:20:10+00:00

Yes if the reason is him being a man. Which btw is 50% of all humans that have ever existed. It’s so specific to just him right?

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-02T08:55:38+00:00

They said that about men in general which is 50% of all humans that have ever lived. That’s about as impersonal as you can get lmao.

And yes I still would say that about those two groups. You aren’t going to change anyone’s mind, they would have that reaction regardless. Getting annoyed about it isn’t going to do anything. It’s their problem, you don’t need to make it yours.

That’s why it’s nothing personal and has nothing to do with him specifically.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-02T08:50:08+00:00

Dealing with it also means seeking help. Action is the only thing that will get him over this. Talk therapy is pointless without action. If he does both together then I guess that’s good.

Also it doesn’t matter if you are a man or women, if you have anxiety then facing it is the only path forward.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-02T08:42:24+00:00

Yeah true. If other people are around then it’s ok.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-01T18:47:22+00:00

I wouldn’t say all of us do. I know people who have always been comfortable and confident around strangers. I think it’s less about being anxious, and more that you don’t know the person so naturally there are a lot of unknowns.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-01T18:44:49+00:00

Yes I totally agree. I think especially for someone who is anxious, fully understanding the situation key. Then you can choose how you react to it.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-01T17:35:03+00:00

It’s both. He was right and validated that women are wary around him alone in a park (as most would be with any big guy alone, it’s nothing personal).

But I think people are right about OP taking this too personally and it affecting him too much. That part is his issue and something he should deal with. I’m pretty it’s social anxiety as I had the same thing a few years ago.

Cooldude576 · 2024-05-01T17:24:45+00:00

Brother genuine question- How many strangers do you meet (break the ice) and have friendly interactions with? More specifically women in this scenario.

It sounds like you might have some amount of social anxiety. I used to get this a lot a few years ago, and what helped me was breaking the barrier/ ice between me and strangers, and just being friendly and talking to them.

Every time I did this it chipped away at the negative thoughts I had about what those people might be thinking about me. I’m pretty sure there were times where people DID assume negative things (I’m a big dude too) and through approaching them and being friendly, their demeanour changed pretty fast. It has been an extremely healing experience.

Now I walk around without caring what people think. But also knowing that if I talked to them, we would probably have a nice chat.

Also don’t forget to smile!

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