inspiration – alpha works

what a week

hard to put into words what inspired me this week

Your Thinking Rate is Fixed. TL;DR: You cannot think faster to make good decisions. Take your time. Focus. Good decisions don’t come out of thin air.
Mathieu van der Poel is an amazing athlete. The fact that he snapped his handlebar and still won Le Samyn is even more impressive.
My heart is still broken because Daft Punk have broken up
Very useful: A tool I have been using for a few weeks now to track billed time vs. actual time: https://toggl.com

four ideas for post-covid cities

As cyclists ourselves, we’re loving these ideas, here at Alpha Works!

As coronavirus wreaks havoc on existing structures, we take a look at some visions for cities of the future – and how they hold up
— Read on www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2020/sep/25/garden-streets-bike-superhighways-cities-future-coronavirus

catching up on some reading

Or: Come for the book. Stay for the inspiration.

I, too, have been caught by the reading bug, lately. I say “too” because my filter bubble (one person in my rss-reader in particular) seems to distance itself from online long-form reading and turn to (analog) books.

Paperback books have grown on me since university. As a kid, I never enjoyed reading (my parents never really nudged us to read – I’m doing things differently with my daughter). But now, I kind of do… I still can’t fit it to my daily routine, yet, but I’m evolving.

I particularly enjoy my cookbooks: from Auguste Escoffier to The Food Lab by Kenji Lopez Alt. The book that repeatedly stands out is David Kinch’s Manresa.

The book is inspiring in so many ways – for culinary connoisseurs and fields beyond. Go ahead and check it out yourself. In times like these, inspiration must come from many different sources. Why not a cookbook?