Tag Archives: Skiing

Games for Boys. Games for Girls

Posted on March 7, 2016 by julianstodd

Another ski lift story: you may remember the four year old Canadian girl who i shared a ski lift with last week. The one who could ski like a rocket? Well, if nothing else, i admired her confidence, confidence being … Continue reading →

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System vs Person

Posted on February 26, 2016 by julianstodd

“Hello mate, i’m Brett, i’ll be your server”. Brett was a couple of years younger than me, from New Zealand, and definitely hot out of training as the proudest waiter at the Italian restaurant. “i’ll have spaghetti and tomato sauce”, … Continue reading →

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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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Skiing: Learning Into Action

Posted on February 24, 2016 by julianstodd

I clearly remember when i first skied: i looked down what can only have been the most gentle of slopes, carefully thought through my training, and launched myself off, determined to snowplough with great grace in sweeping aaaaarrrrrrgggghhhh… So my … Continue reading →

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Performance Enhancement: gadgets, gizmos and GoPros

Posted on February 23, 2015 by julianstodd

Austria is not far away, but somehow the journey takes me longer than it does to get to Singapore. It’s not down to any inefficiency in the Swiss Train network, which offered a profuse apology for the one minute delay, … Continue reading →

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The rebirth of knowledge: part 3 – truth

Posted on January 30, 2013 by julianstodd

This week i’m away from work, skiing in Finland, so instead of the usual fare, i present a five part series on ‘the rebirth of knowledge’. It’s a light hearted look at how our relationship with knowledge is changing: from … Continue reading →

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The rebirth of knowledge: part 2 – foundations

Posted on January 29, 2013 by julianstodd

This week i’m away from work, skiing in Finland, so instead of the usual fare, i present a five part series on ‘the rebirth of knowledge’. It’s a light hearted look at how our relationship with knowledge is changing: from … Continue reading →

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The rebirth of knowledge: part 1 – discovery

Posted on January 28, 2013 by julianstodd

I’m on holiday this week, skiing in Finland, so instead of the usual fare, i present a five part series on ‘the rebirth of knowledge’. It’s a light hearted look at how our relationship with knowledge is changing: from something … Continue reading →

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