Week 36, 2020 - Homemade energy bars

I baked a big platter of energy bars for the first time. As I wait for them to cool, I feel a quiet sense of accomplishment from being able to “provide” for my future cycling and the symbolic act of preparing an energy source that will enhance my endurance for greater exploration.

I managed to get in three CrossFit workouts this week, too. Patting myself on the shoulder. I read a news article a few years ago that pointed out two indicators of economic downturn: people workout more, and they watch more Zombie movies. It makes sense, right? When things feel out of control, it feels good to invest in our physical bodies. We cannot escape our bodies, no matter how much technology advances. It’s also more straightforward than taking care of our mental state. The Zombie movies are an escapist fantasy where our own wits determine our survival; not the Boss or immigrants or rich people or whomever we feel has more control over our destiny than they should.

I’m not a 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️ fan but have plenty of other fantasies to escape to. And I’m committed to working out regularly to maintain a baseline of strength and endurance, even if I’m not hitting any PRs these days!

Conversations

• The difference between consulting, mentoring and coaching. What makes a good mentor, anyway?

• Are all sales processes the same if abstracted enough?

• If we keep asking “why”, will we arrive at the same existential answers regardless of the question we started with?

• What is an evolved form of online communities of practice?