Comment by brailsafe
Thanks for the advice! After re-reading my comment, I should have articulated the thought differently. I've already been taking the path you and the sibling commenter described, all the variables are already more or less in-place, and I already have a strong love of the outdoors, long day hikes with sketchy scrambles, many wall climbers met, invitations received, etc.. So what I meant was, "One of the things I'd like to do is outdoor climbing, but I have a pretty clear path with no particular hurdles in the way of going for it, it's not as abstract as not getting fired or laid off from a job"
That said, I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless; more encouragement to get out and do hard, rewarding things, especially social things, should never be frowned upon.
Motivation and prioritization can be hard!
Personally, I love hiking. I like getting out in nature, seeing all the things I can observe along the way, and getting good exercise. That being said, I don't get up and go on my own as often as I'd like. My wife OTOH, also loves hiking but is adamant about going once or twice every weekend if at all possible. So, I take advantage of that extrinsic motivation and am the better for it.