Tim Soerens

History is being written in Atlanta. atlneighborhoods.org #neighborhooddriven

The Kineo Center is excited to announce a partnership w/ the PCUSA. The PCUSA is giving EVERY Denomonational Pastor $5000 towards the 'Pain & Possibilities' Retreat in Puerto Rico. It is a life-renovating, soul-healing experience for emotional, spiritual, and vocational health.

We do not build the kingdom of God on earth by our own efforts (however assisted by grace); the most we can do, through genuine prayer, is to make as much room as possible, in ourselves and in the world, for the kingdom of God, so that its energies can go to work. ~ Balthasar

@david_perell I’m sorry to to hear this, but respect you all the more. Thanks for such a profound contribution to the craft of the written word

Okay, it's time to get a little personal. I have an update to share about my company, Write of Passage. We're going to shut down at the end of the year, and the next cohort will be our last. This has not been an easy decision, but it’s necessary. And I want to explain what happened, especially for our alumni. Our company, course, and community are alive and radiant. We have alumni who’ve poured their hearts into this community and built intimate friendships, we have a team who treats their work as soulcraft, and we have a culture of craftsmanship that is rare. That’s why this decision is so devastating. I started Write of Passage to take the loneliness out of writing. The vision was to bring life to writing education. That meant building a community of people to support each other and a curriculum that feels nothing like your 5th-grade English class. Those things I envisioned, but I never expected to attract so many people who are off the charts in curiosity and enthusiasm. They’re the ones who’ve given Write of Passage so much life. At the level of our mission, Write of Passage has been an astounding success. We’ve pushed the limits on what an online course can be with hyper-energetic Zoom sessions and a talented fleet of mentors and editors. We attracted 2,000+ students from 72 countries, reached a Net Promoter Score of 75 (higher than Apple), and we have alumni who went from publishing their first article in the course to publishing books or growing to 100,000+ subscribers. After a recent cohort, when we asked students about their experience, the phrase “life-changing” showed up 39 times. If you had told me all that without showing me the finances, I would have assumed that Write of Passage was growing fast and swimming in revenue, but that hasn't happened. We’ve built something worth celebrating in every way, except for the economics of the business. The first three years were roaring, but the past two have been grueling. Growth has been particularly difficult and I’ve been feeling constrained by the bi-annual cohort model itself. You need more than a great product to make a business work, and the main thing we were missing was a dependable flow of new students. I’m eager to prioritize creative work again too. I originally started Write of Passage to subsidize my creative work but the demands of running the company took me away from that. There are people who can do high-quality writing while running a company, but I’m not one of them. I think I can have a bigger impact doing something else, and so, the company has run its course. Specifically, I’m eager to double-down on How I Write and prioritize my own writing again. And who knows? Maybe it’s time to write a book. But like I said, we’re not done yet! Write of Passage will have its grand finale. The final Write of Passage cohort will run from October 7th – November 13th, and enrollment is now open. We’re pulling out the stops to make this cohort the biggest and best yet. For one, we’re making it more accessible by lowering the price for people who enroll early, and we’re expanding the scholarship pool. So, if you’ve ever wanted to experience the magic of Write of Passage, this is your last chance. To the Write of Passage community: Thank you for the heart you’ve brought to every cohort. From Feedback Gyms to Live Sessions, the one thing I can always count on is that you’ll show up with passion and dedication (even if y’all go a little crazy in the Zoom chat). Happy writing, — David Perell

Small is way bigger than you think Thanks @morganhousel open.spotify.com/episode/2nASXi…

@SouthwestAir I’m so grateful for your consistently delightful service, but can’t figure out why my flight 272 on January 12th from MCO to Montego Bay, is delayed well over an hour

Same, exactly the same

@HansCNelson @david_perell @WalterIsaacson @JonHaidt @MattChandler74 Double click on @jonhaidt Keep up the great work….I love the chat with @morganhousel and eager to listen to a bunch more

@david_perell @WalterIsaacson @JonHaidt @MattChandler74

Who should I interview on How I Write? Tag them here, and I’ll reach out to some of them.

@drewthurman 💯

Who is talking about the intersection of #crypto, #AI, #neighborhoods, & #churches? Pretty interesting to read this new report from @Gemini through the lens of local communities gemini.com/trend-report-2…

"We have overprotected children in the real world and underprotected them in the virtual world" -@JonHaidt

Paul Graham on how to do great work.

Be ruthless about examining your incentives

All graphic facilitation by the incredible @cotesoerens

This was amazing…much more to come

@JonHaidt thank you

Join the growing community undertaking the Political Detox Challenge (PDC). This flexible, daily skill-building program equips participants with the skills and strength to communicate despite political differences, to repair strained relationships, and develop a culture of political courage and cooperation. Register here: startswith.us/pdc/ From @PeterTColeman1, @StartsWithUs

Once again @nytdavidbrooks gives such articulate voice to a series of concerns and ideas I've been wrestling with for years. Please read this and share if it resonates⬇️

My friend Elias Crim is a self identified "Street Catholic" I find this to be compelling language. Do you know anyone else who might self identify this way? medium.com/solidarity-hal…

I like what @VitalCityNYC is doing: Check it out issue 3 on the "Power of Place" vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue-3

Since working with @DoughnutEcon as a framework, we’ve been looking at how to build the infrastructure, to unlock, build towards, connect, reveal, the direction towards safe + just futures at a neighbourhood scale, here’s how one small part of that looks @CIVIC_SQUARE, and across partners local and national 💚 There are loads of classes coming up, if you are feeling grief, fear, sadness about where the national picture is, come and join us in a practical hands on spaces to build practically, share skills, grow our collective solidarity, unlock our own agency + organise together ways forward. bit.ly/NeighbourhoodTS