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“I remind myself that I have run this fast before. Self-doubt is a smoldering fire. In a workout, the embers often flash. I don't want to give them any air. Every action we take helps to build our habits. Quit once and it'll be easier to quit the second time too.” — Nicholas Thompson, The Running Ground

Automattic recently hosted @theatlantic CEO (and @atavist founder) Nicholas Thompson at our NoHo Space for an intimate conversation about The Running Ground — his new book on transformation, overcoming personal challenges, and the complicated nature of the father–son bond, all seen through the simple act of running.

This clip was one of our favorite moments. Nicholas strips down the journey of improvement in his life and career to the same simple process runners use to train. To get better, do the thing as best you can. Do it over and over.

🔗 The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports

@ahmad-ziyad and his family are people. people with hopes and dreams and just as much internality as you or i. and they are living through a genocide.

i don't think that they need to write an extraordinary post or make a catchy comic or post pictures of their starving children to be able to raise money for their families. it is dehumanising.

alaa has been fundraising for more than a year and still hasn't raised 50% of her goal. please be generous to her and her young children so that they can survive in gaza. her fundraiser is verified.

It's no wonder so many people are profoundly lonely and disconnected from their communities when maintaining a social life in what little free time we have is incredibly difficult. If you have kids, a second job, a very long commute, or other responsibilities, it's nearly impossible.