There’s also something to be said about hiking vs sightseeing or shopping.
A few hours at the mall drains and exhaust you while hiking in rough terrain spends a lot of energy but also gives you a lot of energy.
I think it’s the slow pace and constantly stopping combined with hundreds of small decisions (that doesn’t really matter. “Will my life be better if a splurge on the Pottery Barn toilet brush or should I just get the Tesco?”)
A few hours at the mall drains and exhaust you while hiking in rough terrain spends a lot of energy but also gives you a lot of energy.
I think it’s the slow pace and constantly stopping combined with hundreds of small decisions (that doesn’t really matter. “Will my life be better if a splurge on the Pottery Barn toilet brush or should I just get the Tesco?”)