Is a hoax. It does not work. Well, for me anyway (and, I haven’t seen it done powerfully yet) And, I did try – yesterday I took my laptop – I can work “remotely” you see – so I took my laptop out, the sun was shining, I set up on a bench by the...

Eddie Aikau was the first official lifeguard at Waimea Bay in Hawaii. He was also known globally as a formidable big wave surfer. There is a saying that became popular: “Eddie would go,” which refers to the energy and courage he had to take on big waves that others would avoid, or shy away from...

Show me a runner who is smiling, relaxed and with good posture and I’ll show you a good athlete. When we take on a task, we bring in an energy. An intent. Running, like all exercise, is an easy one to spot – you can watch people doing all sorts of movements – climbing the...

Particularly difficult to swallow. We create the project, but then it flops. We reach out to someone, but it lands on deaf ears. We start a new movement or exercise routine, but then we get injured. Bad outcomes can scar us from moving forward. However, all of these may have been great decisions, even though...

In some forms of strength training, to lift more weight, people can use all sorts of props. Special belts, special shoes, straps etc. If there is a weakness in the chain, we can layer on a solution. Culturally, there are a lot of people who are really against this approach, as it “ignores” the underlying...

At the start of a triathlon there is usually an open water or ocean swim. Although there are usually wave starts, there could be up to 2,000 people waiting, ready to start on the gun. Of course, it makes sense to try and get yourself into a solid position. Who knows, maybe today you’ll swim...

In first year uni, I catastrophically failed a physics exam. I came in fresh from school, I was still 17. It was a physics mid-term paper, worth about 30% of the final mark for the course. Almost our entire year group failed. I think I got 40% or so. This was the first test I...

Chris Anderson’s concept of the “long tail” described a revolution in the media business. This was a change from a small number of “hit” items selling in large volumes (The Beatles) to our current setup of a huge number of super-niche items selling in smaller volumes. The long tail concept was effectively fuelled by three...