The 9 Best Socks for Exercising in most Conditions of 2020

Thanks so much for the awesome advice dude! I’m making a move this year from Cen. FL (not cold…) to the Smokies (very cold…), so I need all the help I can get here for this first “cold winter”. I can tell already mittens are gonna be on my list to buy—among other things!�� Really solid advice at the end there too, about not overdoing it…definitely gonna keep that in mind!

maybe you should try socks printer https://youtu.be/tWZ962a9o8U

this guy have a GF, wife and/or kids?? Just curious how he finds all ths YT time. Cool.

When it’s piddling down with rain, “Baggys” tend to cling and become quite uncomfortable. Tight fitting Lycra isn’t so uncomfortable when it’s wet, and still remains relatively warm.

On a second note: do you use any snow/ice spikes? I am getting concerned about running with these condition (my first year) and our weather is comparable with yours. Any suggestions?

Speaking of the feet, that is my biggest issue. Just this morning, my run was going very well. I wore trail runners because we have packed snow on the unplowed roads of the park. Most of it is plowed and salted and the snow roads don’t bother me. However, for the first time in my life, I did seriously end up with mild frost bite on all of my toes because I accidentally ran right into an ice covered puddle. The last mile, I slowly couldn’t feel my toes. So, I was able to get home after 5 miles (only in trouble the last mile 9-10 min. from contact w/water to home) and pull shoes, socks off and get into warm water. I could not feel them at all walking on my way to the shower. I am seriously thinking of Gortex treated trail runners. It’s no joke! BTW, I love merino wool everything! It has been a game changer for my winter runs. I truly enjoy daily runs, no matter the weather. I would try to budget water resistant/proof or Gortex trail runners. Close call! Happy running. I really enjoyed this video! Subbing to your channel now.

If you have a chiseled physique wear lycra. If you have a flabby physique wear loose.simple!

I personally think that the best way to build fitness for mtb is to just ride all the time and for longer time

almost a whole hour of content between you and Seth today thank you!

I’ve definitely found that running in winter does have some wonderful bonuses on the shores of Lake Michigan (or any other large body of water I would have to assume). The sounds of cracking ice when it is frozen over and the views for example. I usually find that on normal winter days I can be very comfortable in a pair of insulated leggings and compression shirt then a pair of shorts and a sweatshirt over the top; after i get that first mile or two in I am up to a good operating temperature and it starts to feel like just another day.

However, on the really cold days I will put on a fleece hat and gloves… plus, i tape a disposable hand warmer to the front of my leggings for reasons I don’t think i need to mention…. or I throw in the towel and do very repetitive laps around the indoor track at the local high school and with any luck they sometimes have the bleachers out so I can hit the stairs.

I will definitely look into the balaclava though for myself and my son that is really getting into running.

I tried to run with a hat/beanie the other day, but I kinda felt claustrophobic with it. Like I couldn’t breath and couldn’t get rid of the heat.

What socks would you recommend for hot weather running? Right now I have balega hidden comfort and they get soaked from sweat in hot weather and cause blisters. Any recommendations?

I havent been running for a while but here in Finland you end up running in the cold quite a while. Good hat and something all the way to your mouth in the beginning to warm up the air a bit. Gloves should be thin as you warm up during the run and it will get too hot. And good socks and shoes. On winter I have a different pair of shoes, Icebugs, and they are essential here. If there is enough snow you can probably manage with “normal” shoes, but when it is ice it is a must. They give you a lot of stability and safety. Seeing your video made me want to start to run again!:) Cheers

I think two ESSENTIALS are: if you’re running during the day in full sun, you NEED sunglasses as the reflection from the snow and ice will wreak havoc on your eyes. If you’re running early or evening, just having some kind of high-visibilty device/clothes if you’re running on driving roads. Stay safe and have fun!

1:32 Many places you cannot ride in rain or wet trails. If the soil has a very high % of clay and it would destroy the trails to ride them wet.

Here in Eastern Europe this is the hottest autumn from what i m remember.

I love the rain. I live in a apartment. There are no hoses garages or yard like spaces to clean my bike. I end up with a bucket scrubbing then I have to clean the walk

Thank you so much for the running pants suggestion. I love them but they are normally so expensive

Man the new Canyon strive is really bad…the last year’s model was perfect.

I find it interesting that you suggest riding in muddy conditions. Most trails I know of don’t want riders on the trail when they are wet and muddy. There are a few exceptions, but not many. Riding in muddy conditions does a lot of damage to the trails and the people who work on them, usually volunteers, are not happy when riders go on closed trails or don’t follow the general rule of not riding when the trails are wet.

Please please please stop saying ride in the rain, At least add the caveat of ride in the rain if your trails can handle it. Please����

Really pleased you highlighted this. Can not stand cyclists who look like they are on the Tour de France complete with sponsors logos. I have never wore a helmet either. I don’t see the point.

I made a dress for me from that breathable quick drying fabric, somewhere between tight and baggy, with a back pocket and inner shorts. Finally happy on a bike.

I live in Wisconsin and damn it got cold fast this year! Great video and run warm ��

Quick drying t-shirts & outdoor pants that convert to shorts, no helmet, sunglasses, backpack…300+ miles per week.

I am a cyclist. I am also 130kg. I cant find affordable decently fitting lycra, and to be fair, no one wants to see me wearing anything like that. So I wear a basketball singlet and lycra shorts in the summer (basketball singlets are long and breathable, and loose enough to be comfy and tight enough not to flap about), or in the winter lycra shorts with a technical fabric shirt of some kind, with a gilet or jacket of some kind. I dont LOOK like a cyclist, but when I keep up with the guy in his flash gear, on his expensive bike, I dont really care. Its about the ride, and the fitness/health and not “looking like a cyclist who can put away some miles”. Put away the miles, and smirk at the guys you just dropped.

Thanks for the recommendation on the TCA pants. I ran in them yesterday super comfortable and warm. When it gets colder I may layer them with tights.
Yesterday in NYC it wasn’t brutally cold but it was windy. What do you recommend for an outer layer wind resistant top. I’m contemplating getting an SJD style Salomon wind resistant jacket.

i’m a 13 year old girl and i’m proud to say i’ve ridden EVERY SINGLE bike park in England, Scotland and Wales:)

I absolutely love your content. It has been so helpful for me to know what stuff to buy and wear and it seems like I have been doing so many things wrong all these years with my cycling!

Rocky and Wales = Antur Stiniog not forest of Dean �� when are we going to see gmbn crew up north??

1:44 lol! I need a “MAF TRAINING” t-shirt so I can pretend to be a fast runner holding back during my runs.

I much prefer the cooler temps for running but you’re right in that some days, despite my best efforts, it can just be too cold to run the distance I am targeting.

Good review of the cold gear. I agree with you, it sucks that you have to do this video so early in the fall. Lol

An episode focused on mtb gym workouts for average people who are weekend warriors ( not young racers ) would be great.

The main reason that puts me off wearing the lycra are the packs of goons on the road who wear this stuff and take over the road completely acting with such arrogance, annoying other drivers and ‘normal’ cyclistsI know there will be many reading these comments who fit this description.

Hey, great list. Just found your channel and I’m really enjoying your content! Something you might want to experiment with is wearing Latex (or Nitrile) gloves under your other gloves or mittens. As you can imagine, it traps all the heat and keeps your hands nice and toasty (albeit, very sweaty). These gloves are much cheaper than hand warmers, so you’d be saving a little coin. This was something I learned when I was playing lacrosse in very cold temps, worked really well for me.

13:07 That slide was crazy. Glad you didn’t lose your balance. Also, how do you move forward with less traction?

Weird idea but what do you think about rubbing on capsaicin topical cream (for muscle aches) on the arms and legs and core?

That was me driving past in background on my way to QE/ Buriton

Wearing skintight lycra will take, on average, about 45 seconds off your time over the course of 40 km. Unless you’re actually racing, that doesn’t seem worth it, considering how expensive those getups are.

Seriously, $30 for a pair of CEP low cut is a joke. Do you suggest Nike cause it’s a popular brand?

Some people ride to get fit, so the less efficient the shirt is, the more effort you can exert over lesser distance. The faster we go, the more time we’ll spend in the pub, and its not as if we’re short of that now

Thanks for the tips…. try these from Amazon or Roadrunners. They are a great deal and wick moisture away better than cotton…. and they are made in the USA: https://www.amazon.com/R-Gear-Running-Quarter-Breathable-Performance/dp/B07BW52GZ5

Do the people around you a favour and stay away from skintight pants.

I grew up and lived in and around Chicago and was running 100 mile weeks there. I now live in the Rocky Mountains not far from Boulder. Let me tell you the winters here are much more pleasant than Chicago! Over the years I have gravitated to Sport Hill apparel. I am not a spokesman for them. I spend my own money to buy their gear. Their equipment is durable, layerable, and you can get stuff suited to the cold/colder/coldest ranges. Check it out. Enjoy your winter running!

Waterproof socks from seal skinz have been my first choice for years. Wind stopper is also pretty darn good for most situations.

The first scene is NSFW. Although I’m not complaining.
Nice shorts Si.:)

Only problem is if you have fat rolls you will see every one of them in Lycra. Lol.

1:07:45 Evan Hanover

Deprivations based research… ah, there was a philosopher. Forget which one (so many) that talked about deprivation and sensation. You just cant get away from from the good feelings of sensation. The example he had, was even when everything is taken from us, except the manky rug upon which to sleep, the feeling of that rug becomes an exquisite sensory experience.

“You dont know what you’ve got till its gone” Cinderella – GREAT SONG.

“Give me something to believe in” Poison – EQUALLY GOOD

“Comfortably Numb” not a song, but an immersive experience.

Strikes me, though “ALL THIS” is really bifurcation of title. Evidenced by the “double entry” book keeping. Ass + Lies = Equity. Says it all really.

We create value by prescribing rights, which is to say, exclude everyone by default, then grant “rights” to those with the “purchase” power. In a way, it takes a whole, splits it, creating a liability (something due) and a benefit. Merge the titles! End it all!

As a grand commentary on all “this” (seeking to understand behaviour) it seems is a response to the ever increasing fractionation of splitting more and more assets to finer and finer levels of abstraction. The more we discriminate in this way, the more fractionated behaviour seems to be.
How about “chunking up” rather than down?

YES! Very much a “discovery within the artificial negative space” SPANDRELS and all that!

1:12:00 HEHE! “Oxygen Deprivation” also has interesting results! Thats a HIGH!

SAY-DO-GAPS! I like that!

1:16:20 A lot of this can be explained with cabbage.

Imagine a scenario, where one parent comes home from the hard day at the office (as if! And pre-covid) ; asks the other “whats for tea?” (A)

The home-parent says “Cabbage”. (B)

(A) then pulls a face at the young child and mimics a horrible expression and says “YUK”

Now, it might be that (A) has had cabbage for the last 4 days in a row and is fed up.

It might be that (B) loves cabbage and thats why they cook it.

In any case, the child, now, will not like cabbage. Thats it. Installed. Done. Forever will not like cabbage.

Same, it seems, with politics.

Its dumb, but important.

And as with politics, things are ruined. (B) who loved cabbage is now out numbered 2:1

(A) was ambivalent anyway.

(child hates it and now pulls faces and kicks up a fuss every time its served and cant be convinced)

(B) complains to (A) about this irresponsible behaviour

(A) makes comment about “working hard” and that its a small thing

(B), now diminished, and not valued, isolated, and alone, now has their experience of cabbage ruined too. Everyone is miserable. No one got their needs met.

Fuq the world.

1:17:00 Packaging, Planograms – fascinating stuff.

“Infinite options”, ironically, diminishes value.

Interesting.

A nice, tight presentation.

I’ve been riding in my normal clothes all this time… but then again I don’t go past 10 miles…

Is there a temperature that you consider too cold? My threshold temp is probably in the upper 50’s. Below that I’m on the treadmill.

Thanks to Team Ogilvy for putting this on. Just finished the second half of the original day’s sessions today. Thanks for uploading to YouTube because it also saves time to watch at 1.25X speed.

Hey, I live in chicago too! Well more specifically the suburbs. I run cross country in high school and its been miserable here. Still running, keep up the training!

One thing that is often overlooked is that cotton, regular old cotton, has the amazing ability to wick moisture and bleed off heat. If you are somewhere incredibly hot, it’s a great material to soak up perspiration and radiate heat away from you by evaporation. Of course if you need to stay warm or dry, then the old adage “cotton kills” is appropriate.

Hi, i live in the caribbean and ride over the hell of a sun in my city. i would like to know which clothe its better. Here we have lots of humidity, heat 365 day a year and sun burn my skin so i have marks in my arms… Please give some adv, thanks

Tight clothes dont make you look great… yhey make you look like an asshole if you re muscular, and just plain gross if you are skinny or fat. They re uncomfortable too.

Thanks for the TCA recommendation. Was looking for another pair of tights/trou6 for the winter and at £18.99 on Amazon UK it’s worth trying them out.

4:10 Laurie Santos

(YALE)

The Happiness Lab.

5:50 Yeah, I was a residential advisor to my university – EVERY year, there was more than two or three that did the sleeping pills; and caused irreparable kidney damage…

In retrospect, had someone issued “THE RULES” it would have been a much better experience.

The first questions to ask are “How do I get graded at the end of my time”. As stupid as this sounds, its like sales; turning up and performing without knowing what the prospect is looking for is anxiety inducing and pissing in the wind. Lots of effort left to chance. Do not leave it to chance. Know the steps of evaluations and what is required to get you there. Read ahead, if you can.

Learn to dance or play a musical instrument before getting to university.

You should make it your business to understand the processes and mechanisms of the university. (One of those rules is, people like a good dancer, and people like someone who can bang out a tune on the guitar!)

Also, get into groups; and share resources. Ideally, “meal nights” where one person cooks for several; its more efficient – all that kind of thing. Dont spend too much time in the bar. Also, understand how you learn. Realise lectures are one of the least efficient ways of learning. Assume the lectures are the BARE minimal guides on what you ought to know. Go to the library, and watch the same lectures from different lecturers. Explain it to someone else; get in study groups. Have study groups have members swap in and out…or rotate.

BE SURE you know how you learn. If you are one of “THOSE” that breezed college with little or no actual effort – YOU are at risk. This strategy will not work at uni level. Realise you have limited cognitive capacity. Allocate accordingly. Doing so will actually free up cognitive ability! (less worry, less anxiety, “time Affluence”)

And I cant tell you how many parents had concerns about their semi adult offspring being able to cook. And many enquiries from students about “when does the lady who does the cleaning and cooking show up”. Its seems expectations are wide of the mark a lot of the time.

I imagine, nowadays, with skype, FB and internet, its a much easier experience.

Also, find a mentor… someone to guide you through it all. There are vastly wide differences in peoples attending university. Some are from the back-and-beyond. Some are street-wise city hustlers. Some are radical activists, others devout religious believers.

Forget having arguments about God; (it always happens and is futile – no one under 30 knows what theyre talking about anyway!) AND some over 50 dont.

Join the debating society, no matter what! This is a critical skill!

BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR on why you are there. Is it the lifestyle? The campus life, or to get the tickets, or pursue research OR develop life-long relationships. Drugs… hmm.. my advice would be to lean away; but, again, for some, they did well. The trouble is, at such a young age, its unlikely you will know why you are really there. I mean, sure, to be a lawyer or doctor, (or cos Mum did, or older brother went,) or whatever… but – thats a schoolkid fantasy. WHY… WHY…WHY… To this, keep in mind your exit strategy. I knew one guy, who developed fantastic relations with 100 people at his university. When he needed seed money for his start up – 100 people supported with amounts from £100 to £1000…

Take up a hobby while there; something unrelated to core study.

AND KEEP YOUR SLEEP in check. This is perhaps hugely under estimated. You need your sleep.

Relationships; it sounds self serving, but a bad break up, and at a young age, can distract you for two or three weeks; And that can be enough to never get caught up.

Anyway:

TOP INSIGHTS:

10:30 #1 Your mind lies to you about what will make you happy.

Money: yeah, to a point, but this was quickly conflated with well being – is that the same as “happiness”?

It does seem a mistake to SEEK out material good to feed happiness, rather than the material goods being a consequence of doing things…

Its like a pursuit of “signifiers”; we think being rich would make us happy, and rich people have nice thing, therefore, thats what we need to do… we buy the tokens, and not the thing itself. Of course, this is the mistake; the thing itself, can not be bought.

13:21 #2 Make time for making social connections (as advised above ^^ Join debating society, or clubs unrelated to core pursuit (at Uni) – the key to this is, if you dont like the people you can join another group to get a people fit; if you only join core-activity and dont like people, it makes it all a misery. BUT if you join a group you like being in, it make any core-purpose-group tolerable in the case its people you dont get on with – but a plus-plus if you do)

Of course, there is the “other aspect” of this. I read, those of higher intelligence, tend not to socialise and dont enjoy trivial pursuits – and are generally less happy.

Connections! Wow! Insightful.

But also, again, take a moment to ask a high quality question, but one that isnt too threatening. Theres plenty of literature on this. Safe subjects: Food, Theatre, Dining out, Movies, Books, Holidays… and then can be eased into more personal topics like aspirations, goals, and current sticking points in life. LOW quality questions… “favourite color”, questions that have yes| no answers. Ive found it useful to keep in mind Batesons/Dilts model of mind. Environment → Behaviour → Capacity → Values & Beliefs → purpose. Walk people up and down this… What do you do… How do you do that – what prompted you to get started → how is that fulfilling… (and down) how has that changed you, what skills did you develop, and how has it moved you on in life. That kind of thing…

16:22 #3 Grateful.. Vagus Nerves and all that – personally, I just cant get to this one! But, I suppose I concede it seems to have effect.

SHARING gratitude… again, see the works of the late Marshal Rosenberg. We often say “thanks” is as putrid a way as we make requests of people (often demands disguised as requests) They key to expressing thanks, specifically, is to tell the person what they DID that had an effect on YOUR life and HOW. We often express “youre brilliant” but this is useless feedback. Its a judgement from one persons perspective. Its much more useful to all parties to say, “Wow, the way you took time to explain clearly to me, something, which I had been confused about for so long, has enabled me to see clearly errors I had made before. Now, ive stopped doing those, and my life has improved”. Much more specific and useful.

Yes, its embarrassing… but makes the world a better place. Deffo see Marshal Rosenbergs body of work.

18:30 # Reduce your mind-wandering and become present.

Yeah, and stop having “fantasy arguments” with yourself and phantom enemies.

On “savouring” ( 20:20) I mentioned in previous comments (9-12) that even anger can be “savoured”. Its an experience like any other – immerse in it… just dont use anger to decide on actions, but know its something to pay attention to!

Savouring is also a good way to get over sweets. Just put 5 or six spoonfuls of sugar in your mouth, or a mars bar, and dont swallow. “Savour it” you will soon realise the slimy texture and general unpleasantness that it actually is! You might even discover that you dont even like chocolates, but were actually attached to the IDEA of liking chocolates.

Personally, I didnt really find meditation beneficial… but thats me.. However, I can recommend “Mooji” here on YT.

21:50 #5 Become wealthy in time, not money. “Time Affluence”.

Interesting to note people in poverty dont seem to have this luxury of chasing the purse or chasing the time.

And to buck the trend, seems to me, in business, MONEY buys time. If you think about it, this is all business is really doing.

Yeah, cool!

24:00 Links…

I’m extremely new to cycling, I usually run, but hope to buy my own bike once the shops open. I think I will be sticking my lululemon leggings (with pockets) and a loose tank top. No lycra for me haha

On a bike with drop bars (which will be a fast rolling bike) tight lycra is a must. Over 14 mph it makes a huge aerodynamic difference. On a flat bar bike it’s personal preference but on a windy day you’ll know the difference. On a mountain bike I do baggy over lycra bike shorts. It’s just a better look in the forest and when I crash they don’t rip as easy.

Yes, let’s screw trails up by ridding in the mud. I guess you never get your ass out there and do trail maintenance. Repairing mud ridders damage.

i think the best clothing is what you are comfortable with. comfort first, looks second:)

The only way id wear Lycra is if i looked like superman. But i guess I’d be in a different sport by that point.

Bike thefts a big problem in my town, a painful fact i’ve suffered personally(My 07 KHS is resting in pieces most likely by now).One funny consequence of this is it forced me to embrace proper riding atire. If I roll out in in my usual casual summer clothes (cut off jeans and a sleeveless t-shirt) on my carbon trek people look at me like I stole my own bike. I only came to appreciate how comfortable Lycra is because I was sick of the dirty looks of suspicion I was getting from not looking the part. Now if only someone would shame me into wearing a helmet I could be comfortable and safe.

What’s the difference between a trail centre and a bike park?? Or are they the same??��

im injured right now so i cleaned my bike and put it in my room
is this gonna make me any better��

I wear my smallest and tightest gym clothes that are still loose. I don’t wanna wear lycra because i also go on the beaches and explore on my rides ��

I have never tried lycra out before but the tight fitting shirt looks like a good idea. The pants however… I like to keep the size of my shlong more personal.

I need something for black ice. Thinking of IceBug shoes but afraid of those studs.. ��

would you recommend a headlamp?
Also smart wool hats are worth the money

18:43 would suggest that wind boxers might be a better option for those really cold days. Helps a lot more than shorts in places a bit north of you (Ottawa), where the weather’s already been -25c/-13f + windchill. Great video.

For mountain biking… lycra all the way. Long loose shorts are not only hot, they look ridiculous.

What about us women who have ‘curves’? Lycra is really not a good look……but clothing is quite limited.

I ride in normal street clothing; short or long sleeve shirt depending on the weather chinos rather than shorts. But I don’t ride for speed, just for the enjoyment of getting out on my cycle…averaging about 150 miles a week at the moment. I don’t possess a single piece of lycra LOL and as I approach the age of 70, I’m not about to start.

I’ve only ever run as low as single digits Fahrenheit, so it would have to be below 0 for a balaclava. A headband ends up getting taken off when it’s in the upper teens. A hat is great for single digits/ wind, etc. Hands are more vulnerable. Depends more on the wind if you need handwarmers in your mittens. 30 F and up=shorts; below 30F = leggings. Below 20F is a warmer long sleeve than the mesh/thin layer (which I like Marino wool for). again, cold wind or wet weather may change your choice even more than temperature. I love winter running, but find many people overdress and end up up overheating.

Great advice Blake, I will be taking the nutrition section on board, beer and pizza, I love mtbing!

I’ll go for the mullet, Lycra up top, baggies over the rear.

Bookmarks and Timestamps
4:01 Laurie Santos (The unexpected science of wellbeing)
37:00 Kai D Wright (Morphing from a “social science” to an “empirical science” how behavioural science can cross the adoption chasm)
57:40 Beniot DeFleurian (From Schipol to Les Mureaux: Applying behavioural science against public urination)
1:07:38 Evan Hanover (Absence makes the insights stronger: Deprivation research and consumer behaviour change.)
1:19:48 Dan Ariely (Social science and covid 19 Encore. First part can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Zjse4E8iqnk?t=4175 )

Blake: “Go to gym, do some exercises..”
Me eating second cinnabon: “Maybe tomorrow, Blake”

I’m gonna run my brake levers pointing to the sky for near vertical descents from now on

Every once and a while, I forget that Blake has hair since he is always wearing a helmet.

If your goal is to burn calories, then more resistance because of baggy clothes helps. No need to buy Lycra if your goal is to lose weight by cycling. Plus, it shows that you don’t take yourself too seriously and that is always a plus.

As usual, another great video. Thank you! How do you keep from slipping/injuring yourself on ice when running in the winter?

Hearing Blake say ‘Welcome back you beautiful people’ makes my day.

When I was a teenager I cycled to school everyday for 6 years in a skirt!

If i watch the news and they say you can get frostbite, i aint gonna go outside and run lol.

Thanks for sharing, I ran last year at about 6 degree F out and my water bottle froze, I don’t know if I want to carry a soft flask under a layer or two or what. Also cold kills cell phone batteries. The 17 miles I ran felt like 20, the body has to work harder to stay warm. You definitely called out some gear i want to try, thanks.

I used to get self conscience of Lyrca, but the longer I cycled and the hotter or wetter I got, it was just a, ‘F^&k it’ moment and I’ve stopped caring. I’m almost 40 and comfort is taking over. If I’m having a chilled ride with friends with lots of stops, I might wear the gravel shorts, but usually still in the lyrca up top. Plus it’s lighter and takes up less space… I thought I didn’t look like as cyclist until one day, I looked in the mirror 😉 Only in normal clothes when around the town or park with my toddler

Does cycling in a pair of hunting breeks and a button up tattershall count as cycling kit? Pretty sure it did before they came up with lyrca lol

How to pronounce words with Blake:

1) Here [pronounced hyere]

37:00 Kai D Wright

37:30 Logorama – that blew me away when I first saw it; and I think it was a student film! Epic!

https://en.unifrance.org/movie/30572/logorama

Background: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” (Shoshana Zuboff) THAT is a thick book!

I got to ask:

Now we KNOW ALL decisions have inbuilt cognitive bias – how can we trust any decision we make. Im converging on “the only winning move is not to play” but, here, I also suspect a bias.

Lexicon Triggers⁣　　　　⁣　　Branded Vocab

Audio Cues⁣　　　　⁣　　⁣　　Sonic Cues

Visual Stimuli⁣　　　⁣　　⁣　　Visual Cues

Experience Drivers⁣　⁣　　⁣　　Normative Window of Expectations

Cultural Connections⁣⁣　　⁣　　Cultural Window of Expectation

Reminds me of basic NLP: VAKOG but extended beyond individual; (class, race, nation) and weighted against personal history! Clever!

NLP also had them notion of experience gestalts (Fritz Pearls?)

41:30 Cybernetic Loops / Reflexive feedback

43:29 In a world where operational efficiency takes a back seat to value creation! Yeah, seems the focus on which, ebbs and flows in a reflexive feedback loop. But, this seems how business is done, expand (value creation) consolidate (efficiency), then expand… and in concert with all the millions of other business.

44:00 Lexicon

(Mehrabian, Birdwhistell, 7% 38%, 55%)

LEXEMES

Paralinguistics

47:00 Audio Cues

(Sonic Soundscapes)

49:25 Visual Cues

“Sharing, Scrolling, talking, bring people together” not really. I ve noticed dumping and axing many “friends” who it turns out, are obnoxious right wing fascists who are anti-vax, and comparing the lock down to the persecution of the Jews during WW2. A filthy comparison in all respects. Turns out, some of them were harbouring ethno-state ideology too. SO, I can only speak personally, ive cut off over half of “friends”. Ive noticed a lot of chatter around these subjects where propaganda is being pushed and “useful idiots” are mindlessly repeating the dogwhistles (lexemes) without knowing… THIS is exactly what is being described here. SOPHISTICATED marketers are using dogwhistles (visual and sonic cues) (“Looks right, sounds about right”) and so appeal to the virtue ethics embedded within their zeitgeist of cultural acceptance. (I.e “Brexit” and stop the immigrants taking OUR jobs. This is a classic case. Trumpfs wall; “SEND THEM BACK”)

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51:05 AND YET AGAIN, misuse of the word “THEORY”… for a domain that is claiming to be scientific, it sure doesnt understand what a THEORY is. NO!!! You had an IDEA, that you formed into a HYPOTHESIS, which you went to test. GRRR…

Yeah, “data” compression in vocab certainly seems to be at play. Its been well known that the fingers and thumbs are the bottle neck in all this. (Ive dreamed elsewhere for an interface that lets me communicate in concepts, rather than letters or glyphs)

I love the language contractions: NazBols, Simps, SJW, Grifter, Boomer, Doomer, Zoomer, FML, FFL, NSFL. Ah, its a whole subculture, and what iv found fascinating, is these abbreviations also convey compact life experiences, memes in of themselves; and that so many others feel the say way is necessary that the meme survived. Interesting.

51:40 Experience Drivers.

JSYK: The organisation of this presentation was heavy (the presentation presented READING stuff while the speech introduced NEW concepts at the same time – setting up a V/A conflict)

While the brands have grown, and there seems a correlation to using this model, is it causally related? (Many brands are growing – in any case?)

53:00 Normative Behaviour

Traditions, Ceremonies, Habits, Rituals (much slower to change and kinda act as governor on change) In way, this is good, it slows doen bad ideas getting traction… (as well as good ideas)

53:22 Yeah, when I first saw that park bench, I thought of “incomplete”, “not what it was designed for”, “forced appropriation” and the tick just looked like a lame sticker akin to a white-wash price tag on a car in a write-off auction about to be sold for scrap. But thats just me…

53:30 Cultural Connections

Empathy, Earnestness, Empowerment. Sounds similar as to what was written 2,000 years ago in Rhetorica Ad Herennium (W.A.R: Well Disposed (empathy), Attentive (Earnest), Receptive (empowered)) Seems there is little NEW under the sun…

55:50 Personally, I really dislike the nudge “its time”… it always struck like “because reason”.

“Lucking Out”… yeah. Theres a lot of that involved.

How do you record your runs? As I your camera is always ahead of you while running.

It’s cooling off down here in Florida, I woke up to 64 degrees…brrrrr! �� it takes discipline to run up North!

DON’T WEAR COTTON, it wears you down since it soaks up like a sponge. Makes you sticky, uncomfortable, and makes you heat up rather than cool down.

I don’t recommend waterproof anything while running In winter you want water away from you skin o you will freeze you toes

Was 19 degrees F. for my run this morning. Layers is definitely key. Balaclava I use is Nike. It seems to work good unless you wear glasses. Then you’re just going to fog up your lenses. Salomon and Nathan both have some good gloves out for different temperatures. I top it all off with a Salomon Bonattie pro jacket. I picked up the clear swimming goggles for when it’s not too bright. The wind and freezing Temps on your eyes really suck! Also, Nathan has a really nice thick hat out right now for night time running. It works really well at keeping in that heat and adds visibility for drivers. I usually run with my Salomon skin 12 vest just in case I need to take a layer off and for hydration. Winter running requires plenty of hydration and nutrition. So I usually bring a extra gel and some salt. Hopefully I won’t have to pull out the trail shoes for the ice. I hate the cold, but I hate running on treadmills more. Just make sure to get out of those clothes as soon as possible when you get home.

So many tips and still dont know how you guys get the bike balanced on that stick for those perfect pics xD

Our winters are nowhere near as bad as yours but it’s snowing here in the valleys in South Wales UK at the moment

Tons of respect, I do not run in winter anymore. Specially living in Chicago. I just use the the spring/summer/fall month for training and racing

Why I get feeling that this MTB thing is for elite only, not for normal poor people. Pick some random nub with her <500£ "MTB" bike and train her a better biker with almost zero budget. Film it and make it a miniseries.

I would say buy yourself a dirtjump bike and progress all your basic skills with it! I started with manuals and bunnyhops and I can now manual 5-10 secs, bunnyhop much higher and with better control and style. Also doing some pumptracks and soon will try jumps. Do not forget to buy one that fits your size! I made a mistake 3 years ago buying an uni size (unfortunatelly most brands do only universal size) and was unable to do any technical stuff, it was so tiny form me. Now with my new L size Commencal Absolut with reach 440 mm I am more than happy:)

I’m in Minnesota, so I’ll just say enjoy that affiliate link kickback!

If the whole world can’t see your genitals, you’re doing it right.

Get a pair of shorts and quit dressing up in spandex like a professional wrestler.

Well where I live I guess they don’t support pump tracks. Because we have none.

Surely the best fitness practice for a mountain biker is just following someone faster than you?

Was that the new Five-Ten welly’s I saw? Wow when can I get a pair? ����

Love the channel. Keep up the good work. It would mean the world to me if you could shout me out ��