Nice Guys Can Finish First
/How kindness can help you win
Noam Osband bikes across the Brooklyn Bridge (PHoto courtesy Noam Osband)
“There’s something so meaningful about the fact the friendliest way to cross the bridge is also the most effective. It feels like a Biblical parable, a reward for kindness.”
— Noam Osband
New York City isn't known for being bike friendly. The streets are busy, drivers are impatient, and pedestrians often clog the bike lanes. So if you're a cyclist, it often seems like shouting is the only way to get anywhere.
But several years ago, something happened on the Brooklyn Bridge that changed the way a man named Noam Osband thinks about biking in the city. His story explores how we communicate with strangers — and how to get what you want, the friendly way.
Also on this episode…
From left to right, Out There ambassador Ashley white, marine biologist Colin Howe, and Out There ambassador TIffany Duong
“It is a space of psychological and physical safety, for all.”
— Ashley White
Earlier this month, we invited you to share your vision of an outdoor utopia.
We wanted to hear your ideas for a more perfect world: what would the outdoors look like? How would you feel? How would that be different from now?
Your responses surprised us.
A few of you dreamed up a true utopia — an imaginary place where everything is idyllic. But a lot of you described places that actually exist. Places you love. Places you long to return to.
At the end of this episode, we share some of our favorite moments from the voice messages you sent.
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The voices on the Outdoor Utopia montage are: Britany Greenwalt, founder of The 11th Essential, Out There ambassadors Tiffany Duong and Ashley White, nature illustrator Rosalie Haizlett, marine biologist Colin Howe, and naturalist Francis Mendoza.
Special thanks to Cara Schaefer and Sheeba Joseph for their assistance with the Outdoor Utopia project.
