Start Here: What Cadence and Consequence Is (and Isn’t)

This is not a newsletter in the usual sense. There’s no manifesto, no playbook, no promise of regularity. What you’ll find here is quieter than that. Just an ongoing attempt to think in public. To ride, reflect, and return.

I called this space Cadence and Consequence because that’s what most of my essays circle: the rhythm of action, and the weight it leaves behind. Sometimes that rhythm is literal, measured in kilometers and pedal strokes. Sometimes it’s conceptual or ethical. But the cadence is always there, pushing things forward.

You’ll find four kinds of writing here. They aren’t clean categories, but they help organize the territory:

Soft Pedal

Essays from the saddle. Reflections on endurance, solitude, and the slow lessons of long-distance cycling. These are part travelogue, part meditation, where effort and meaning unfold one climb at a time.

Start with: Ride Your Own Ride and Other Lies

Signals

Pieces that trace the systems shaping us: AI, cybersecurity, disinformation, and the ethics of digital trust. Not alarmist, not tech-utopian. Just honest work trying to understand how the world is being quietly rewired.

Start with: We Could Have Seen It Coming

Return to Sender

Dispatches from the perimeter. These essays are more intimate. They don’t offer resolution. But they stay with the question.

Start with: The Routine Is Fine

Leadership & Practice

Writing that emerges from the world of work, particularly what it means to advise, to lead, and to stay grounded in the face of complexity. These are about professional care and meaningful work.

Start with: Some Truths Take a Moment to Land

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Thank you for being here. I hope you find something that stays with you.

Michel