As you’ve probably heard if you live around here, Moogfest is coming to Durham next May. The festival schedule was announced yesterday — we’ll have an amazing array of speakers and musicians jamming within a five minute walk of Racery HQ on Main Street. Started in NYC in 2004, Moogfest is billed as “a platform …
Everyone on the Racery team, both in Durham and Budapest, gathers one morning every two weeks to chew together on a big idea or question. First thing this morning, we talked about “motivation.” Like I said, something BIG. We chose to discuss motivation because, as you can see if you …
Nietzsche famously argued that art grows from the marriage of Apollo, the Greek god embodying rationality, order and planning, and Dionysus, who embodies drunken disorder and wild dancing. The two gods obviously conflict, but their unruly marriage is essential, Nietzsche said. Strong companies likewise embody a continuous conflict between these …
Here’s a new study from researchers at Tufts to share over turkey if you’re looking to motivate older relatives. Even a little walking goes a LONG way: * Adults who walked at a pace faster than three miles per hour (mph) had a 50%, 53%, 50% lower risk of coronary heart …
Anyone who exercises knows intuitively that being fit not only makes you feel better, it sharpens your mind. Lots of studies have indicated a correlation between fitness and mental acuity. But the question has often lingered: is this just because people who are lucky enough to be primed genetically for fitness are …
Interweaving ideas from many writers, Nick Ripatrazone has a gorgeous meditation on the co-mingling among writing, running, meditation, innovation and inspiration. Called “Why Writers Run,” the Atlantic Magazine article might just as well be called “why runners write.” Or, for that matter, “why everyone who needs inspiration should run.” Here’s a taste, …
