Category Archives: Bike

Canada: The Relativity of Success

Posted on February 25, 2016 by julianstodd

I clearly looked trustworthy enough that the slightly fraught ski instructor asked me to mind one of her proteges on the lift up the mountain, which is how i found myself in deep conversation with a very sparky four year … Continue reading →

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What we can learn from a bike?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by julianstodd

There is literally nothing that the Dutch won’t do with a bike. Here’s a short list of things i’ve seen people carrying around Amsterdam: the shopping, a large bunch of tulips, a dog in the wicker basket on the handlebars, … Continue reading →

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Developing ‘The Knowledge’: rewiring the adaptable brain

Posted on March 14, 2013 by julianstodd

I was bouncing around London yesterday, on one leg, by taxi, i got into a conversation about ‘The Knowledge‘. To be a cabbie in London, you have to acquire The Knowledge, a notoriously difficult task, typically taking three or four … Continue reading →

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Goals and targets: driving engagement and activity

Posted on January 14, 2013 by julianstodd

Somehow this week i’ve accidentally signed up for a triathlon and a cycle tour of France. Well, both look like good adventures, so it will probably give me some motivation to get out and train in this dreary weather. At … Continue reading →

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A week of writing: Day 2 – Skills for life and skills from life

Posted on June 26, 2012 by julianstodd

The rain helped, offering me fewer distractions. The writing went well: i completed my first five thousand words. Interestingly, they came in three bursts. The first in the morning, over coffee, the second early afternoon and the final one later … Continue reading →

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