Outfurther

Our adventures and wellness newsletter; curated articles and field notes about: trail running, cycling, wellness, longevity, walking, and living a slow, more deliberate, life. Previously Wayfinder.

Get Unstuck

Ambitious Minimalism. Minimalism isn't about sacrificing ambition to live with less, or making oneself smaller to rebel against consumerism. The power of minimalism is the ability to have

By Paul Lieto

/ 21 Feb 2021

Stop Pursuing Happiness

5 Healing Modalities That Could Change Your Life → Adopting an outlook that life is a continual opportunity for growth, progress, and learning is a brave choice. Whether you are mending

By Paul Lieto

/ 21 Jan 2021

It's Okay Not To Be Okay

It's okay not to be okay → Ultracycling legend Jack Thompson has accomplished some of the most difficult cycling feats on record. Last year, he completed four ascents of

By Paul Lieto

/ 14 Jul 2020

7 Tips to Develop Better Habits

Things have been interesting lately for certain. We've been staying put while trying to stay motivated despite most of our plans being canceled for the coming months. It&

By Paul Lieto

/ 26 May 2020

How To Be Good + Yoga for Big Benefits

The importance of living "dirty good" becomes especially evident in moments like these. Trying times force introspection and often allow for a clear perspective. These moments can also

By Paul Lieto and Susan Lieto

/ 26 Mar 2020

Busyness is Laziness

The Hard-Knocks Restaurant World Discovers Wellness → It's good to see the workplace is changing in favor of the workforce over profit margins. This piece highlights a few restaurants

By Paul Lieto

/ 20 Mar 2020

Running to Uncover Your Core Beliefs

Good morning. One of the newsletters to which I subscribe makes a point of introducing himself and reminding people of who he is and what the newsletter is about. We

By Paul Lieto

/ 1 Jan 2020

How to Understand Your Values

EcoTrail is Coming to America and Will Change How You Think About Trail Racing → No announcement yet on the US city and date, but the EcoTrail series currently has 13

By Paul Lieto

/ 29 Dec 2019

Planting & Indecision

"Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile." ― Bertrand Russell Susan and I moved into an apartment in Bend, OR this week. It hasn'

By Paul Lieto

/ 17 Dec 2019

Roots of Midlife Crisis

"When we avoid our pain, we suffer. When we engage our pain, we grow." — Mark Manson, 5 Tenets of a Negative Self-Help‍ The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis

By Paul Lieto

/ 16 Nov 2019

Here is a short description of what Outfurther is about. In a nutshell we believe in getting dirty, being good, consuming wisely, living essentially, pursuing adventure, respecting ourselves, respecting others,

By Paul Lieto

/ 15 Nov 2019

Cultivating Compassion & Post Adventure Blues

Lessons from a Master Spy → I have an unhealthy habit of complaining and being a bit of a cynic. I struggle with the zombie-like culture that seems to be everywhere.

By Paul Lieto

/ 16 Oct 2019