“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." Albert Einstein got a few things right in his day not the least of which winning the Nobel Prize for Physics. His analogy for cycling and life is a favorite of mine....
From large-scale strategic discussions to day-to-day office interactions, conflict avoidance can sometimes be the main obstacle blocking your path to progress. Ok, then what? More below...
What. A. Week. Last time I mentioned Trump I found I had some supporters subscribed. I was elated. Ok, we lost some subscribers but encountering & engaging pro-Trump people in Holland is nearly impossible. (everyone has seen this right?) More below...
Spoiler alert: It’s not about outdoing someone. It’s about outdoing yourself. This talk is a rerun of issue 71’s theme & the Sinek talk featured in issue 70 but worth underscoring. I was reminded of this by two recent revues from Nalden & James Costa. More below...
Time management gurus rarely stop to ask whether the task of merely staying afloat in the modern economy – holding down a job, paying the mortgage, being a good-enough parent – really ought to require rendering ourselves inhumanly efficient in the first place. More below...
I’ve never been one for New Year resolutions. I have, however, always been one for constantly iterating on approaches to getting more done each day. That’s why David Hieatt’s article below in the Startups section caught my eye. More below...
Two kinds of winning According to Seth Godin, Some can only win when others lose. Others seek to win by helping others succeed. One of these approaches scales far better than the other. I love this because it can apply to cycling too! #whenindoubtleaditout More below...
On Wednesday nights, I break my #earlytobedearlytoshred routine and take the time to dive into accumulated Pocket bookmarks, a folder of auto-archived newsletters like those from people like: James, Ross, Azeem, Kristel & Celine, Nalden & Joachim. More below...
? We’re celebrating tonight! ? Come by our office & enjoy some delicious food by PintXo & refreshing à BLOC beers. Not mention rub shoulders with many of the awesome people that make the companies Amsterdam & beyond’s startup & cycling scenes excel. Gonna be...
? You are what you eat.? Well, unless you’re stressed. We scarf cropboxes almost daily at the office but the reality is… Stress Can Override Benefits Of Healthful Eating. More below...