Simplicity

Simplicity

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.” - Steve Jobs

In an increasingly complex world, keeping things simple is a true art. It’s not just Steve Jobs who believed in the power of simplicity. Here are quotes from 2 others who believe in keeping things simple.

Former Navy Seal Jocko Willink’s rule for combat: Simplify - In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple to avoid confusion, chaos, and bottlenecks.

Venture capitalist Paul Graham’s advice on writing simply: It's more considerate to write simply. When you write in a fancy way to impress people, you're making them do extra work just so you can seem cool.

The #1 way Run The Day differs from competitors is ‘Our Simplicity’. At times, this means we seem less impressive or not as cool. That is ok. Simplicity is worth it.

— Ian

Tech Update: Volunteers

• Create roles, collect signups and communicate with volunteers.

• Run The Day’s volunteer sign-up feature offers a great way to:

  • Create volunteer positions

  • Collect volunteer names, emails and shirt sizes

  • Communicate with volunteers via email and SMS text

  • View open volunteer positions (coming soon)

  • And more

• How to use: 

  1. Login to Run The Day.

  2. Navigate to volunteer setup tab under race setup

  3. Create volunteer positions

  4. View reports to track volunteer signups

  5. Communicate with volunteers through community tab

Congrats to NESIVOS

Major congratulations to our friend Moshe and the entire NESIVOS team for raising half a million dollars with their half marathon. NESIVOS provides behavioral, social and emotional guidance for youth who are in crisis. We are honored to have supported their event. Thank you Moshe and NESIVOS community!