Why Travel Doesn’t Make You a Better Person
And why we should stop believing that it does.
In July 2019, I sold everything and left the US to travel the world full-time while running my business. It’s been a whirlwind—especially with a pandemic going on—but it’s been a fun experience so far.
I’ve also spent years living abroad before as well, and after countless conversations with other fellow travelers, I’ve noticed there’s a popular myth about travel and what it does for people.
Unfortunately, it inspires some people to travel for the wrong reasons, which sometimes creates an “us against them” mentality.
So here’s the myth:
Traveling makes you a better person.
On the surface, it seems innocuous enough. After all, you get to see more cultures, and potentially learn more about yourself and the world around you.
But after visiting some countries, does that mean I’m “better” than I was before I left? That I was “worse” of a person before I traveled? That I’m better than those who don’t get to travel? Or that for every country that I visit, I just keep getting better?
Hell no.
As I’ll show you below—Q&A style—the truth is traveling doesn’t make you a better…
