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Garmin Forerunner Pace Alerts Don't Make Sense

The TL;DR is that Garmin's pace alerts seem to trigger on average pace but the alert on the screen shows current pace. It can be confusing especially early on in a run where the average is much more volatile. Garmin Coach I own a Garmin Forerunner 245

Flash Talk: Working Remote Saved my Life

Every year at Automattic's Grand Meetup we're required to give a flash talk of up to four minutes on any topic. This past year I gave mine on a subject related to my post "How Working Remote (Probably) Saved My Life". I'm

Bicycler's Quiet

Bicycling is my meditation. I use it as part of my toolset to calm my brain and to train my mind to take in a lot of input and focus on important things. I recently realized that there's a moment that doesn't happen very often when

How Working Remote (Probably) Saved My Life

How Working Remote (Probably) Saved My Life

Before Working Remote In July 2013 I started working remote at Automattic working on the WordPress for iOS app. I was pretty happy with my life at that time and the transition to the new job was not for reasons of disliking my previous job. In fact I loved working

Thirty Days of Sweaty Moobs

I've taken on a challenge to do 30 days of cardio and weight training exercises. The challenge was put on by Jenny Ford, an avid YouTube home workout producer. So far I'm at day 11 and absolutely loving it! The challenge consists of a mix of

My Signal-to-Noise Ratio

My Signal-to-Noise Ratio

I've mentioned before on this site and other places that I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and that I've been doing a lot to manage it. I didn't really connect the dots until I started working remote for Automattic almost two years ago.

Walking While Working - Another Step For Focus

Walking While You Work I'm not going to link to any articles or research about the benefits of walking while you work. I've been standing at my desk since I started working at home and to me this is the next progression. I have ADHD and

Nerdy Fitness Progress

I posted a while back about what I've been doing to lose weight. I was my heaviest last year around September 2013 at 277lb (125kg). I started on my ADD meds around October and stopped taking a medication for my cluster headaches that was causing weight gain as

You Know You've Lost Your Mind When...

You know you've lost your mind when you trip a little and the recovery move resembles a move from your step aerobics routine and you hear the instructor say: "Now, funky push!"

Nerdy Fitness

Nerds are notorious for being the most disinterested in staying fit - well at least our stereotype. I've definitely yo-yoed in weight over the years, being at my best weight about three years ago. Job and other life changes got me distracted and I ended up 40lb heavier