As the weather has been improving here in Montreal, I've been getting out for some longer bike rides with friends.

Cycling and golf are both activities that give you a lot of free time with other people.

Assuming you aren't working too hard, and the road surface is good, you can chat for a whole bike ride.

The same applies to golf: except for the time spent making shots, you can chat while walking around the course.

It's been said that friends are made by "wasting time" with others.

In some ways, I think that's true: friends are the people you choose to be around regardless of the context.

But even with friends, we often feel compelled to do something, or to make the most of our time when we see them.

That's great, but it often doesn't give us the space we need to have longer, deeper conversations.

Activities like cycling, golf, even just going for a walk—they're all ways to make that space.

Have a great week.

Graham

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Links

📚 Book Notes: Zero to One - Peter Thiel - One of the things I'm aiming to do this year is re-read all the best startup books I've read. Often re-reading great books is more useful than reading new ones.

📖 How to Think: The Skill You've Never Been Taught - Farnam Street - I restarted my meditation habit this week, specifically because I've found it helps with this exact problem: getting distracted. "Good decisions create time, bad ones consume it."

📖 58 Things I'd Say to My 21-Year-Old Self About Money - Tim Denning - A long list of advice with something for everyone on the topic of money. "Wealth is measured on calendars, not calculators."

📖 Managing people - Andreas Klinger - An easily actionable list of things to do, avoid, and keep an eye on when managing others. Targeted at those in startups, but useful for anyone in a management position.

📖 Justin Williams Can See the Future - Carvell Wallace - Bicycling - An excellent profile of Justin Williams, cofounder of the only Black-owned bike racing team in the world: L39ION of Los Angeles. If you want to see them in action, this Rapha Gone Racing film is great too:

🍷 Kally - I've linked Kin Euphorics before, but the rise of non-alcoholic drink alternatives continues. I haven't personally tried this one, but I do love the branding and mission.

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