by root | May 25, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Philosophy, Travel
I had an amazing experience yesterday that opened my eyes and made me extremely happy: I got a massage here in Hue, Vietnam. You go to the institute for the blind down this random back alley. Paying the $3 for the massage is apparently a valuable contribution to their...
by root | Jan 15, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Life, Lifestyle Design, Philosophy
Don’t you just love winning? I grew up playing board games and I still play them whenever I can. Â Apart from my forays into the digital gaming realm as a 15-21 year old, I largely play only board games. And I love to win. Â Probably more than I hate losing. I...
by root | Jan 3, 2014 | Aesthetics, Life, Philosophy
I was home for Christmas at my parents’ house. They painted my old bedroom – over the sweet orange/rust colored paint job from high school with a classy blue and finally took down my posters (the audacity!). Â They also asked me to get rid of some of my...
by root | Nov 30, 2013 | Cycling, Education, Entrepreneurship, Philosophy
After several years of coaching (and being coached) I would like to share with you my coaching philosophy – what I think makes a good coach, and how I try to be the best cycling coach I can be: A coach helps see things you can’t see yourself. The Human...
by root | Nov 4, 2013 | Academia, Education, Life, Philosophy
I recently read an amazing piece in Wired about how one teacher in Mexico changed his teaching style, and in one year his students went from being uninterested and failing the national standardized test to being curious learners and the top students in all of Mexico....
by root | Oct 29, 2013 | Cycling, Philosophy, Psychology
As season two of Team Rockford-Clif’s Juniors cyclocross (CX) camp draws to a close here in Bozeman, MT. I’d like to take some time and share some thoughts and details about the program. Some background on the program was recently featured in the Bozeman...
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