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I Solved Parking Like a Maths Puzzle—Now I’m at Peace (And So Are My Peas)
I cracked the Tesco’s parking code, baffled my friends, and coined “lateral insight.” It’s peas, parking bays, and a spiral way of seeing the world.
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None of These Were My Name. All of Them Were Me.
Nicknames aren’t always flattering. They’re not always accurate. But sometimes, they stick—because they reflect how you made someone feel.
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Why Staying True to Yourself Might Not Work — But Still Matters
Some battles you lose. Some ideas don’t land. But when you speak up, stay calm, and stay true to what you believe—you don’t walk away empty-handed. This is a story about values, failure, and the quiet kind of pride that lasts.
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The Rollercoaster Lie: Why We Scream at Safety and Stay Silent in Real Fear
A rollercoaster feels scary—but it’s safer than walking. So why do we scream on one and not the other? This post unpacks fear, risk, and what it really means to live dangerously.
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Scrum, Actually: Fixing the Daily Catch-Up
We treated the Daily Scrum like a list of things done. But work isn’t about what happened yesterday—it’s about what we choose to do today. This is how we turned a meeting of fear into a culture of trust.
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The Definition of Failure (Hint: It’s Not What You Think)
Failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s part of the path. From plastic disasters to surprise breakthroughs, here’s why messing up matters.
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The Quiet Rhythm of Freedom
A quiet ride. A trusted companion. A rhythm that carried me through joy, pain, and everything in between. This is my love letter to cycling—and all it’s taught me.
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Scrum by Induction: Why Nobody Reads the Rules
I learned Scrum by watching someone who didn’t know Scrum copy someone else who also didn’t know Scrum. This is the story of how I finally read the rules—and realised most of us are playing the wrong game.
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The REAL Trotting Horse Lane
A story about a funny road name, an unexpected moment of joy, and the places that fill us up. This one’s about inspiration, nostalgia—and horses.
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The Most Beautiful Watch in the World (And Why That Doesn’t Matter)
I spent years defining the perfect watch. Then I found it—and realized the real treasure was the search itself.
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Scrum, Actually: Confessions of a Reluctant Scrum Master
I thought Scrum was nonsense—until I actually did it right. This is the story of how I became a reluctant Scrum Master… and accidentally built teams that were happy, productive, and weirdly functional.
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I Rode So Much My Bike Disappeared
What starts with a crash ends with flight. A short story about bikes, falling, flying—and what real freedom feels like when you no longer have to think about control.
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It Isn’t What It Is: Why ‘It Is What It Is’ Breaks Teams
“It is what it is.”The corporate shrug. The conversation killer. The ultimate non-justification.This phrase doesn’t solve problems—it cements them.In this post: why it quietly ruins teams, what leaders should say instead, and how to respond without throwing your monitor out the window. The phrase “It is what it is” is terrible. And here’s why: But…
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The Best Brand You’ve Never Heard Of (Featuring a Clocktopus)
A story about lights, clocks, magnets—and why my favourite brand doesn’t even exist.
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The Cycling Mentor Who Showed Me What Leadership Really Means
A story about cycling, mentorship, and the quiet power of leading by example. This is a story about racing, rivalry, and the quiet power of someone believing in you before you believe in yourself. It’s about Jon — the club president who waited. And it’s about the lessons he taught me on and off the bike, the…
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Inappropriate Feet, Unicorns, and a Road Ahead
It starts with bad weather. Detours through unicorns. Ends with a road worth riding. Trust me. Well, I don’t live my life by this quote: “There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes I hate this expression. Yes, there is definitely such a thing as bad weather: hurricanes,…
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The One With the Steak Shorts
My favourite holiday? Easy.Mallorca, with a group of good friends, legs full of lactic acid, and—for two riders—steaks in their shorts. Weird, I know.Stick with me. It was my first cycling holiday with a group of really good friends. The kind of trip that blurs the line between boot camp and fun—early mornings, long rides,…
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I Went Camping and All I Got Was Existential Clarity and a Baguette
Have you ever been camping? I went camping as a kid and came back convinced France was the worst place on earth. Years later, I went back with a bike and discovered I was wrong. (Also, bread. So much bread.) I used to go camping every year with my parents.We’d cram everything into a Ford…
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Whilst My Neighbours’ Heads Gently Explode
A story about 3D printing, pop-up Christmas cards, and what happens when you give people a little wonder.
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A Dancing Monkey Can Pelvic Thrust a Thousand Words
A terrible dancer. A loop of unearned confidence. A monkey with no self-awareness and too much thrust. This emoji isn’t just chaos — it’s a mirror.
Davide la Locomotive
Cycling, 3D Printing and Scrum
Davide la Locomotive 