In life good things are meant to be shared...

...so recently I was really happy to share a short story on TU Delft Transport Institute website about my Marie Curie research project experience. Here is the link…

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My 'alternative urban and transportation' songs collection

Music often accompanies our thoughts and writings. Sometimes it enhances concentration, while other times just helps in relaxing the mind. I have gathered below some of the songs related to my research, which I often listen in my office. I call it my "alternative urban and transportation songs collection". I have included some the songs for their interesting lyrics, while others for the excellent music or their nice video-clips. Have fun...  (click for YouTube view) Duke Ellington | Take the A Train | 1939 (music) – 1944 (lyrics) James Brown | The night train | 1952 John Coltrane | Blue train | 1957 The Who | Magicbus | 1968 The Doors | Love street | 1968 Yves Montand | La Bicyclette | 1968 Joni Mitchell | Big Yellow Taxi | 1970 Queen | Bicycle race | 1978 Rush | Subdivisions | 1982 Kraftwerk | Tour de France | 1983 U2 | Where the streets have no name | 1987 Cat Stevens | Where Do the Chi
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Expanding our concepts of the quality of everyday travelling with flow theory.

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In our new paper "Have a good trip! Expanding our concepts of the quality of everyday travelling with flow theory", we explore how flow theory could enrich and deepen our understanding of the positive value of travel/being on the move. Flow is an experience that occurs when a person is fully immersed in doing something that provides, level of challenge enough to keep the person concentrated, avoiding boredom or distraction. This experience is profoundly enjoyable, even if mundane, and valuable in its own right.    Here is a nice video by FightMediocrity summarizing flow theory in 5 minutes. And Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi talking about flow in a TED Talk.     In our paper, we conclude that:  Most modes offer the potential for experiencing flow in different degrees by triggering mental states of awareness, increased creativity, concentration, disregard for the sense of self, and slowing down on time.  Everyday travelling offers rich challenges and feedback mechanisms that indiv
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