Think less and send more, sometimes that’s the best way to play. Whether plunging deep into frigid ocean waters, catching a monster wave, or raging single track that makes you want your mommy, beating the game can be like a shortcut to nirvana. Not all of us will free solo El Cap like Alex Honnold or decimate an Alaskan face like Travis Rice, but we’ve all experienced that heart-pumping surge of pure joy and energy that exists at the very edge of adventure in our own way.