Hey 👋🏽

On day 4 of this week of waiting, I decided to go for a run.

I didn’t want to. At the time, it seemed like a good way to navigate the growing maze of unanswered questions cluttering my mind and heart.

Assuming apocalyptic weather I dressed for winter, cautiously pleased to be greeted by the warm breeze of a summer day when I stepped outside.

I started running in the parking lot, dodging cars and people.

What are we going to do on the other side of this?

I wondered.

How will life be different when it resumes?

Inches into the first hill, already overheating, I felt a sharp pain in my left side. I bowed my head, gritted my teeth and started counting steps.

1,2
What if this is the new normal?

The question hung then disappeared as I ran faster. My mind emptied in between breaths.

Suddenly I was on a sidewalk on a beautiful day, distantly surrounded by neighbors, dogs and cherry blossoms.

247, 248

A man with bright white teeth, blue running shorts and Airpods flashed a smile as he zoomed past me, going the other direction.

My legs forced my mind to stop waiting for answers, to stop trying to see the maze. For a moment, I was just in it.

Here are a few things I enjoyed as a break from the news cycle this week:

🧠the story of us Wait but why, a really long time

All about the longreads this week. Tim Urban spent 3 years working on a series of illustrated blog posts that help us understand society and “why it’s perilous to write about society.” Tbh, I’ve only read the first 5 chapters of this 11 chapter series but have been surprised and inspired throughout. Lmk what you think.

+ a founder’s guide to taking advice nfx, 13m now is a great time to reconnect with your network and be deliberate about seeking out (good) advice. Resharing from Ryan Law via the Animalz newsletter.

❤️the man who no longer wanted to know anything the short story project, 6m

‘From now on, I don’t want to know anything,’ said the man who no longer wanted to know anything.
‘I don’t want to know a thing.’

🚶🏽‍♀️the class Taryn Toomey, 15-60m

Fitness streaming services are booming with people trapped indoors. The Class is a departure from Peloton, Beach Body etc offering an intense and soulful workout combining strength training, yoga and meditation to help you move even if/when you don’t want to.

😷pandemic shows us the invisible Om Malik, 5m

Om Malik shares his own perspective + articles from 7 other perspectives including the food industry, doctors on the frontlines, and the impact of the virus on the thing at the core of our humanness: love.

I see you, I love you, wash your hands, keep your distance,