Because thinking about the world is fun…
- Listening
When the amount of ambient sound decreases it is much easier to listen, like when you are in the mountains of Mongolia. Listen to the environment, your partner, your internal state. Having space to listen is special. - Heat
The Altai mountains, and Xinjiang China, are hot! While many places are experiencing rising temperatures from climate change, 40C has been a normal summer temperature in these regions for millenia. How have humans survived here for over 45,000 years? - People are kind
My empirical observations while cycle touring confirm people are innately kind. My hypothesis is that societal requirements and dictates get in the way of that fundamental human behaviour, putting other values above kindness. - Headwinds
When do you keep cycling into a headwind? When do you delay, or divert, or give up? - Why Worry?
We are aiming to cycle from Oskemen (east Kazakhstan) through Xinjiang (China) to Khovd (western Mongolia). Should we be worried?
2 thoughts on “Thoughts in Uncertain Times”
The way you connect different topics like oil prices and government policies really made me think about how these interconnected forces shape the way we live. It’s easy to forget that even the smallest decision, like a font change in diplomatic documents, can have larger consequences.
In front of a mud yurt appears to be the remains of an older mud yurt after a heavy rain ?
In the future, robots will do all the work so heat won’t bother people lying in a fan breeze