Assuming Rory’s actual best is in the mid-700 kilojoules, I’m still utterly blown away. My personal best is 242 kilojoules on a 20-minute ride, or a 545 kilojoule pace in 45 minutes (something I was proud of until I read this piece about Rory). So he’s still 37.6% better than I am. And that’s if I could somehow keep my pace up — I fell to the floor moaning for 10 minutes after I finished my PR ride.
Rory McIlroy is an Extremely Good Peloton Cyclist●
Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021
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A Year Into Remote Work, No One Knows When to Stop Working Anymore●
Monday, Mar 29, 2021
Ain’t this the truth. Here I am, 10:15PM, having arrived at the office at 7:30AM, and only stopping for a 30 minute supper break and a 25 minute ride on the Peloton. I chose this profession, so you won’t catch me complaining about it. But I can sympathize with those who can’t find the guts to call it quits for the day.
Leveraging Your Advantages●
Friday, Mar 26, 2021
I love this Twitter quote from an increasingly interesting Contrarian Saver Twitter account. It takes some serious mirror-looking, but finding your competitive advantages and harnessing them can be incredibly powerful. In my line of work, being a fast typer can increase efficiencies across a range of tasks and allow me to do more work than others in a shorter period of time. It’s tiny, but it’s important.