What Strava Segments Taught Me About Striving

What Strava Segments Taught Me About Striving

by | Jul 1, 2022 | Cycling, English, Muse

Cyclists often complain about Strava’s downsides even as they are unable to resist its addictive appeal. The constant feedback of performance data and social comparison encourages users to constantly strive harder without taking pleasure in the more enjoyable parts of the sport.

Growing Up With Dave Eggers

Growing Up With Dave Eggers

by | Jun 16, 2018 | Book Review, English

As he travels around the country, Eggers must see a country with total freedom, but lacking in direction and meaning. How do we create meaning for ourselves in a world that presents us with few challenges and offers us few opportunities?

[Review] Citizenville

by | Mar 26, 2013 | Book Review, English, Open Government

If you’re willing to wade through the predictable, tired applause lines of the past few years of TED talks, then Citizenville offers readers an interesting glimpse of some of the obstacles that stand in the way of bringing innovation to government.

Mi Mes de las Mariposas

Mi Mes de las Mariposas

by | Aug 13, 2006 | English

Years ago, three of them, I was in a small Mexican village by a lake and a dam where mustachioed fathers in sombreros park their trucks at the gate and silently follow their exhilarated children down the grassy path to the fishing hole. I was there for a month and a...