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Eggshell mind

On my first visit to Göteborgs Konstmuseum I had the chance to see the paintings of the mexican artitsts Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

However, the piece that made the greatest impression on me was the sculpture 'Eggshell Mind' by Thomas Broomé.

At first glance, the sculpture depicts a young innocent boy sitting at a desk. With a forthright gaze, he is ready to face the world and the possibilities for knowledge that are open to him. He is as white as the paper in front of him, and his story is as unwritten as the empty paper.

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Filed under // Entertainment

Posted December 4, 2011

The digital era of reading books and comics

Almost 1 month ago I started reading digital books and comics.

I have been exclusively using Amazon's Kindle App and ComiXology's Comics App on the iPhone and on the iMac.

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Filed under // Books Entertainment

Posted November 25, 2011

100 miles in 28 days

Today I successfully completed the Strava 100 Running Challenge.

I managed to run 100 US miles (160Km) in 28 days [I actually ran 100.4miles in 27 days].

The Strava 100 Running Challenge was for me the perfect -and necessary- stimulus to:

Become again physically active (after the 'end' of the cycling season)
Re-unite with my running self (last time I ran was probably 8-9 months ago)
Do some early 'Base' training and improve endurance and mental strength (see consistency).

In summary, during these last 4 weeks I averaged:

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Filed under // Running Training

Posted November 6, 2011

5by5 Studios podcasts: Good week? Big week.

Since a couple of months ago, my half-hour car commute from home to work has become much more fun and very interesting. This is because I discovered the 5by5 network and its series of excellent podcasts.

I came upon 5by5 through one of the top-sites on productivity, 43folders.com, and mainly its author, Merlin Mann. Merlin is a very passionate, inspirational speaker/writer with extremely appealing ideas (at least to me) on productivity, mail and work-meeting behavior. I highly recommend watching his GoogleTechTalk 'Inbox Zero' (and reading his book when it eventually comes out). However, I truly loved Merlin Mann after watching his Phone Guy videos 'Solid State', and 'Eleanor's agenda'.

As I was exploring Merlin Mann's various projects, I discovered his 'Back to Work' podcast, co-hosted by Dan Benjamin, the founder of 5by5 Studios. Even though I had never 'really' listened to a podcast before, I gave it a try since I was magnetized by Merlin's personality and wisdom.

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Filed under // Entertainment

Posted October 16, 2011

Inside the actors studio: Phil

Inside the Actors studio is one of my favorite shows on TV.

What particularly fascinates me about the show is the last part of the interviews, where James Lipton asks the actors the exact same 10 questions, based on the Proust Questionnaire.

I have been flirting with the idea of hosting another Contributors’ post series for quite some time now. "Inside the actors studio" gave me the inspiration.

I turned to my good friend Phil from the other side of the Atlantic (a contributor of this blog) and posed the 10 questions to him. Here are his answers.

What is your favorite word?

Haecceity

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Filed under // Contributors

Posted September 22, 2011

Gran Fondo Kungsbacka 2011

A fun and hard Gran Fondo race today. 10min faster than 2010.

UddevallaCK had strong representation.

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Filed under // Cycling Racing

Posted August 21, 2011

The different natures of PERFORMANCE

Taken from "The C.O.N.I. Manual", the original cycling bible published by the Italian Central Sports School in Rome, 1972.

Filed under // Cycling Racing Training

Posted June 26, 2011

The caveman guidelines

Taken from Chuckie V's blog.

1) Eat lots of plants and animals
2) Drink plenty of water
3) Avoid toxic shit
4) Move at a conversational pace often (even when solo)
5) Sprint periodically
6) Lift heavy things; recruit as many muscles as possible
7) Get adequate sleep
8) Play often. Laugh. Smile.
9) Get adequate sunlight
10) Follow the sun's lead
11) Avoid mistakes
12) Engage your brain
13) Stand more often
14) Ask life's big mysteries
15) Digitally disconnect frequently
16) Find yourself in the forest
17) Carry a big stick