wasthinkingforanhour

1. Reminescing on it now, and with what you know now, what would you have done differently to achieve success for Aereo, if you could?
2. What does it take to be able to capitalize on a brilliant and innovative idea?

Hello. I have a few things that I'd love to hear the opinion of experts on.

1. Gaming teraphy, or, more specifically, using games as a tool to help people with their problems. I've read about a therapist using Dungeons and Dragons, a game that allows for lots of creativity, critical thinking and team work, for that purpose. What are your takes on this?
2. Sudden changes in personality, especially when it's a recouring thing. What are possible causes for this phenomenon and is it a reason for concern?
3. How can an average Joe help someone with depression? How to help someone with anxiety?

Thank you for doing this AMA. I hope i'm not too late to it. There are several things i'd love to ask.

Your life of exploration, was it fueled mostly by a need of a personal challenge? Or by a will to see the beauties of the world? Or maybe by a desire to leave a mark in human history and reach a milestone? What is it that kept you motivated through all the hard work? What is it that made you choose this path in life instead of e.g. working your "day job" full time and only go explore on vacations as a hobby? And at which point in your life do you feel like you choose to walk down such path (as in "instead of other paths that were open to you")?

Has there been a point where exploring cheased to be exiting? A point where the mountain you just climbed wasn't "one of the Seven Summits" but "just another one of seven summits"? A point where the ocean dephs started looking all the same? And if there was such a point... what came after it?

What were the most lingering thoughts you had while skiing at the Poles?

What does your family think about your lifestyle?

And finally.... Was it all worth it? 2 months of enduring cold, wetness and intense physical and psycological strains (without counting all the time spent on preparing the body and the mind for it) to reach the summit of a mountain where the littering of oxigen tanks literally screams at how many others have already completed that achievement so far... and that's just for the mt. Everest. Do you ever regret not settling for stability and happy little things?