Done Is Better Than Perfect
so here it is. here we go. allez. allora. andiamo.
Clarity is found at the bottom of a bottle of prosecco
Last week I went to Italy for what was easily the best press trip of my life. The Diadora team invited me and a handful of other writers in the running space to check out their HQ and their small, beautiful made-in-Italy factory, where they make shoes by hand. BY HAND. in this economy? I know.
Anyway, I’m absolutely obsessed with prosecco — I drink it all the time. Who needs to wait for a celebration? As Ben Whishaw’s lonesome hitman character says in Black Doves (great show on Netflix), “If I only drank champagne when I was celebrating, I’d never drink it.” Not an exact quote, but you get it. Why wait to pop the bubbly when it actually just tastes amazing?
Did you know that extra brut is drier than dry?
Anyway, while I was in Italy, I got to run in the valley at the foot of the Dolomites dubbed “Run Valley,” the home of all the prosecco made in the world and the home of hand-made shoes for the mountains and sport. The views were beautiful, the pace was slow (though my fellow runners were all very fast) and I realized that I had to make some moves. Not only in my fitness journey, but in life. I’ve been stalling for too long. A marketing guy I admire said this a couple weeks ago, and it resonated:
Sometimes quantity is better than quality.
Being done is better than not being done at all. It doesn’t need to be perfect. It just needs to be out there.
After a false start, I’m starting again.
A few years ago, I tried to start a Substack. I quickly gave up. Maybe it was work, maybe it was laziness…a lack of vision, a lack of belief in myself, all of these things affected me and like I am wont to do, I shelved the project.
I’ve been digging into some personal work over the past few months with Ryan Willms, and he’s been imbuing my life with nuggets of wisdom, a wealth of experience, patience, and more accountability than I’ve had in years. He’s told me that I should get back into this. I talk about it all the time, why not do it?
“I’m scared.” I tell him. (or at least, I think it. I might not quite say it so succinctly.)
Well, that’s bullshit, basically, and I just need to do it.
Here’s What This Will Be (for now)
I’ll be writing at least twice a week. I’m going to write essays about life, my mindfullness journey, running, all of it. I’m also going to write about gear I like, clothes I’ve been wearing, tv, movies, books, music. basically, whatever I’m into. But I can tell you it won’t be boring and it won’t be filtered (like much of my other writing must be). This might change, but for now I am committing to two posts a week. We’ll see what that ends up looking like. But come along for the ride! The discovery part of this is where the fun will be.
My First Recommendations
FILM: Last night I took a gummy and watched The Bourne Supremacy. Highly recommend doing this. (Follow me on Letterboxd, I beg of you.)
GEAR: I did my first run in the New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080v14 yesterday. I love them so far. They’re squishy, soft, and gave me absolutely no issues over eight miles.
TUNES: If you want something to listen to while you workout, listen to this album:
Thanks for joining me. This is going to be good.