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  • The Peppercorn Perspective

    If you had today’s spice rack in the year 1400, you’d be famous. Ceylon cinnamon, black pepper, hot paprika—back then, these would’ve been like a garage full of Lamborghinis. Exotic, rare, wildly valuable. Pepper,…

  • Being wrong for the right reason

    Last year, I DNF’d a difficult bike race. It was painful for me in many unexpected ways and I wrote about it a lot. I compared it to a temper tantrum: You kick up…

  • Where should people begin if they want to have a more friendly inner voice?

    This question was originally asked of Alain de Botton. You can listen to his answer here. Here’s the problem, and it’s a big one. Most inner voices are not noticed. The most helpful and…

  • Don’t imitate entropy

    Everything you do has a consequence. “Consequence” might make you think of detention, jail, guilt, regret. But consequence is as simple as cause and effect. Are you aware that everything you do has a…

  • Don’t die on a hill

    Do you know the difference between struggling and suffering? A hot day on a bike might show you the difference. One moment you’re quietly complaining to yourself about the dwindling water in your bidon…

  • Don’t grind your teeth

    I don’t train for races like normal people do. Normal people sign up for a race for a particular reason, train and prepare and then do their best effort on the day. I don’t…

  • Dream symbols of 2024

    Dreams are usually dismissed as “nothing other than very vivid thoughts” with limited benefit to your waking life.  And if you’ve ever taken the time to remember and record your dreams, you’ll probably agree…

  • Notes of 2024

    On average I record 5-7 notes to myself per day. Topics range from dreams to creativity to philosophy and everything in between. The majority are only one or two sentences that I think are…

  • Compulsion – Two years of Buddha Bike

    Articles Since January 2024, I’ve published 34 posts on topics like the personal unconscious, time, the future, anger, the body, therapy and food. This is about 10 posts less than last year. If I…