Name: Why bother leaving the house?
Uploaded: 2012-12-14T16:00:41Z
Duration: 10 min 20 s
Description: Explorer Ben Saunders wants you to go outside! Not because it’s always pleasant and happy, but because that’s where the meat of life is, “the juice that we can suck out of our hours and days.” Saunders’ next outdoor excursion? To try to be the first in the world to walk from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again.

Explorer Ben Saunders wants you to go outside! Not because it’s always pleasant and happy, but because that’s where the meat of life is, “the juice that we can suck out of our hours and days.” Saunders’ next outdoor excursion? To try to be the first in the world to walk from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again.

Why bother leaving the house?

Meaningful inspiration and personal growth stem from facing true adversity, not comfort or convenience. One person spent 72 days alone crossing the Arctic Ocean, enduring minus 50 degrees and dragging 400 pounds, just to experience something utterly unique. The value lies in direct experience—seeing, feeling, and struggling firsthand—rather than watching from afar. Life’s richest moments come from daring to step outside, even when the outcome is uncertain.