Bolter

The nice thing about criticizing Andrew is that you can take a leaf out of his own playbook – Don’t bother to actually read anything he has written to make a reasoned analysis, just build that straw-man high based on preconceived notions.

Incremental Gain

The difference between going uphill at 6 minutes per kilometer vs 7 minutes per kilometer (roughly 15% faster) requires 25% more energy. What do you pay for incremental gain in your life

Totally normal human beings

Albo must have been reading the blog, i see he has turned up in Sydney channeling his inner Hawkie to scull a beer.

Book – True Spirit

Jessica Watson was a 16 year old Girl from Mooloolaba, who left Sydney harbor in a 34 foot yacht on 18 October 2009 and returned 15 May 2010, completing a solo non-stop unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Obviously this is fucking nuts.

Give me your best 40 hours

The company almost pays for your time. The system has thrived by not stopping you if you go over. If you are in a business that praises you but does not reward you for extra effort, that’s on you.

Book – Moonraker

My action Library runs from the top shelf (Le Carre) all the way to the bottom (looking at you Cussler, Gérard de Villiers) and I was surprised that Fleming has far more in common Le Carre than I imagined.

The bloke next door

I’m starting to think being a daggy bloke pretending to be a ‘cool dude’ is actually a pretty relatable thing to do.

Book: Deep Work – Cal Newport

Helpful book, very frustrating read. Many many times I wanted to throw this book across the room. So often with the genre you find a great concept that could fit nicely in an article has been stretched out to a book (or even a career). I’m not going to waste too much time skewering the…

Mount Macedon climbs, ranked.

So this is a pretty obscure one, the potential audience for this is about 20 people, but i think about it a lot, so I’ve decided to rank my local climbs.

The Goat

I’m not sure if the name suggests this is a goat track or the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time)? Either way, unless your last name is Jornet it will turn you into a puddle