Reading Required:1. Kotler’s Rise of SupermanChapters 3, 4, 6, and 82. Abigail Marsh TED talk: “Why some people are more altruistic than others” (Links to an external site.) (audio) on kidney donors or transcript. (Links to an external site.)3. Kite-Skiier Australian Geoff Wilson’s Boob Sled for McGrath Foundation for Breast Cancer ResearchDiary of the Wild Ones podcast Season 1, episode 20 “The Fastest Ever Unsupported Antarctic Traverse” (Links to an external site.) (9/9/2019 audio) or transcript: (to be posted soon)4. Forbes article “Seven Extreme Athletes With a Cause” (Links to an external site.)5. Hidden Brain podcasts (audio or transcripts)“You 2.0: The Value of ‘Deep Work’ in an Age of Distraction” (Links to an external site.) (July 25, 2017 audio) or transcript (Links to an external site.).“The Power and the Problem of Grit” (Links to an external site.) (April 5, 2016 audio) or transcript. (Links to an external site.)“Researchers Examine What Social Isolation Can Do To Men's Health” (Links to an external site.) (August 21, 2018 audio) or transcript (Links to an external site.).“Our Better Nature: How the Great Outdoors Can Improve Your Life” (Links to an external site.) (September 10, 2018 audio) or transcript (Links to an external site.).*******************Due by 11/07:Length: 1 or more pages, double-spaced and divided into multiple paragraphs. Create a fantasy atypical vacation plan and describe it in detail as if you were actually planning to go on the trip. Make sure your fantasy vacation meets all the following parameters: The vacation is taking place after a successful COVID-19 vaccine has eliminated most of the threat, and the world economy has started up again, lifting travel restrictions. However, some countries may still be suffering from an economic depression from past lockdowns.Budget: Imagine that you have been working at a job typical for you and that you have been saving money for 6 months for this vacation.A relative of yours has given you her or his airline travel points, so you can fly anywhere in the world for free. Once you arrive, however, imagine that you have only as much money as you have saved to get to your destination and spend on your vacation. If your vacation budget is tight, you might need to work like in Phil’s case or volunteer for an organization that provides you with room and board.You are traveling to your destination alone, without your partner, family, kids, or friends going with you. You don’t have to worry about caring for dependents while you are on vacation because you found a reliable surrogate who will cover for you while you are gone.You must stay a minimum of 2 weeks at your destination, though you can plan to stay longer if you wish and if you can afford it.You are traveling to a new destination you have never been to before. You don’t already know anyone at that destination. If you want to, you can plan that prior to travel, you will make contact with someone new who you plan to interact with at the destination.If you already do an extreme sport, plan for finding opportunities to practice your extreme sport at your current level of ability during your vacation. If you don’t already do an extreme sport, pick an extreme sport to try for the first time at your vacation destination--one that is described in Kotler’s Rise of Superman: skiing, snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding, climbing, kayaking, freediving, and BASE jumping / skydiving. Plan on how you would get or bring the gear and / or training you would need to do your extreme sport.4 central goals of your fantasy vacation plan will be the following:Set you up to learn about the history and culture of the people at your destination.Set you up to make deep social connections with the people at your destination that goes beyond simply buying stuff / food from the locals.Find hands-on ways to help the people of the community that also strengthen those meaningful social connections (e.g. not just donating money or material objects from a distance).Through all the above goals, maximize your flow experiences and happiness levels by experiencing more self-growth than on a typical vacation.Mandatory Requirement: In your vacation plan, Include specific details such aswhere the destination is locatedhow you will get to your destinationwhere you will stayhow you will live within a realistic budget (e.g. maybe you need to work)planned activities, especially those that help the community and help you form meaningful social bonds with others. who you hope to meet and spend time with on those planned activitieswhat would you like to learn about the culture and history of your destinationwhat your extreme sport will be and how you will practice it (gear, training, specific location to practice within your destination, who will teach or go with you etc.)Important Tips:Make sure your plan includes some specific way you will help the communities of your destination. Help in a way that builds real social connection where you spend face to face time with others. Not just making donations. Good ideas include helping people with their needs or helping protect nature or wildlife or the oceans.Write the plan in present tense, not past tense. It is a plan. You haven't gone on the trip yet. Avoid writing fiction because your plan needs to be based on reality.In other words, write your plan as if you are actually planning the trip, not as if it is a fictional trip you have already completed. At this point in the plan, you don't know for sure what will happen, but you can talk about what you hope will happen and who you would like to meet. Example: the name of the person who runs the organization you are volunteering for. Be clear on whether you already practice your extreme sport or if you need to start. How will you learn safely? A teacher? Most extreme sports should not be done alone. Can you connect with others to go with through sports clubs, Facebook groups?Like any travel plan, the more detailed the better. Give names of people and places, prices for things, time it will take you to travel, etc.**EXAMPLE** Example of an Adventurer’s Atypical Vacation that Illustrates the Science of Happiness and Flow StatesIn Diary of the Wild Ones podcast episode 35 “Shepherd of the North,” American Phil Rosenblum describes his vacations in Iceland. Prior to going to Iceland, Phil was studying permaculture in Vermont and describes himself as an average, “normal guy,” who is fun to have a beer with. The first time he went to Iceland with his girlfriend, they rented a car, and visited conventional tourist attractions on the famous “Ring Road.” Along the way, they stayed with a farm family whom his girlfriend had worked for as a nanny. On this farm, Phil became fascinated with Icelandic culture and how important sheep, their wool, and dairy products were for the survival of the first people in Iceland, the Vikings. Later, Phil returned to the farm where he offered to work as a shepherd for free in exchange for room and board, which was the only way he could afford to vacation in one of the most expensive countries in the world. Phil became a surrogate member of the Icelandic farm family and went on wild adventures in the process. Though not an alpinist, Phil kept up with the other shepherds in climbing some of the gnarliest mountain peaks to find and herd all the wild Icelandic sheep down to the farms for the Winter. He got to do backcountry snowboarding and expeditions in gorgeous untouched powder. When asked how his second trip compared with the first, he expressed how much happier he is having the chance to pit himself against the rawness of the wild weather and physically hard work, forming lifelong friendships, and learning a new culture from some of the toughest and most genuine people in the world.