PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderATTENTION and the JOY IT BRINGSThere are days, or better; there are hours when everything seems to click at perfection, when happiness is just here, now.Dec 2, 20232Dec 2, 20232
PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderGET SET for the LONGEST RIDE(This piece was written in 2019 by Hakan Erman for a project called “Parallel rides”, trying to get lessons from motorcycling that we can…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderCONTROL the BAD and AUGME the GOOD.“So, you’ve finished your introductory training in the single-engine, prop-driven plane which you have only ever flown in perfect weather…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderThe problem grows as we look at itI like two wheels. With engine and with pedals. I like bicycling and it is one of the few sports that I enjoy from my couch.April is the…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderThe Now and The Fear. A feeling of anticipationAt www.brianharke.com you can read that “being present is one of the greatest skill sets you can master. If you read about or follow any of…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinTHINKINGONEMOREMILEPRUDENCE: sense of riskIt is maybe strange to see the word Prudence (Latin: providentia meaning “seeing ahead, sagacity”) in an article dedicated to…Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinTHINKINGONEMOREMILESIMPLE and PURE RIDING“The principle of simplicity or parsimony — broadly, the idea that simpler explanations of observations should be preferred to more…Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinVirtuous RiderUNLEARNING THE OLDI was reading an article in an Italian newspaper that, in my experience, underlines and explains well the difficulties that we encounter…Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023
PAOLO VOLPARAinTHINKINGONEMOREMILESENTIMENT MOVES the RIDEam riding a piece of road that I know quite well, actually exceptionally well, to the point of having, in my mind, given names to every…Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023