A mental challenge for students is to pay attention no matter how boring their professor is (props to my students who force themselves to listen to me drone on and on).
A mental challenge for professional athletes is to deal with the fear that they’ll do poorly, get kicked off the team, and lose their income.
As I’ve been studying Appalachian Trail (A.T.) thru-hikers, I’ve been wondering: What, specifically, are the mental challenges that A.T. thru-hikers face when they try to hike 2,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in less than a year?