Elliott Massingham

Lecturer of Psychology

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History made - unfathomable to run that fast for that long.

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WHAT HAVE WE JUST WITNESSED? 🤯

Sabastian Sawe has just become the first person in history to run a sub two-hour marathon in race conditions.

Yomif Kejelcha was also under two hours for second!

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I love football and in equal parts hate football for the fact Mukiele has apparently just committed a foul.

#safc

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The game today is so far removed from the game I fell in love with as a child.

I can’t remember the last time I got really excited as a neutral (used to happen loads).

It’s seeking perfection, it’s too slow, too rehearsed, and over-sanitised. It’s boring.

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75% of fans oppose VAR in Premier League, says FSA https://t.co/kec91xIXlQ

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Oh, and for those claiming “it’s easy to forget what life was like before VAR”, I’d like to point you in the direction of people coping just fine, thriving even, supporting teams from The EFL Championship down.

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It isn’t the people operation VAR that’s the issue.

They’ve exacerbated things, sure.

But it’s absolutely the technology that’s the issue.

I’ll die on this hill.

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Response from the Premier League… "As part of ongoing dialogue with supporters, Premier League research indicates fans are largely in favour of keeping VAR, but improving the way it is used." 🤦🏼‍♂️

Get it in the bin. 🗑️

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75% of fans oppose VAR in Premier League, says FSA https://t.co/kec91xIXlQ

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@levelsio doing some cool stuff! Thank you for the inspiration 🫡

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Calf has gone two weeks before the marathon. What a stinker.

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https://t.co/JbJ2lDfUBi

I’m running Brighton Marathin and trying to raise money for @MindCharity.

If anyone can spare some change I’d be forever grateful.

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@Ethan__Todd2 Let himself go a bit. 👀

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@rickygervais Well built - most of its muscle innit?

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Granit Xhaka is SO likeable it’s untrue.

Didn’t think I could love him anymore, and he goes and does that interview.

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

To any young kid reading this…

I’ve doubted myself in every league I’ve ever played in.

Ryman Prem.
Conference South.
League Two.
League One.
Championship…

And even right before my first Premier League start last night.

That’s not weakness.
That’s being human.

That’s being alive.

When I was growing up, I thought Premier League players were superhuman.

Like they never felt doubt.
Like they never felt nerves.

The truth is…. it’s often the opposite.

Social media won’t tell you that sometimes you step out there with no confidence. That’s normal. That’s ok!

You now have to then step out there with courage.

Confidence feels good.
Courage doesn’t.

But you do it anyway. Show courage enough times…. You build confidence.

Here’s the mindset that’s carried me for 31 years.

When it goes well:

I worked for it.
I earned it.
Well done.
Watch it back.
Get better.

When it doesn’t:

I know I prepared the best I could.
It didn’t go exactly to plan. That’s football.

But Well done.
Watch it back.
Get better.

That simple recipe gave me a special moment last night.

Leading the team out.
Playing alongside a group that fights for every ball.
Celebrates tackles.
Gives everything for the city of Sunderland.

And sharing it with supporters who never gave up, even after four tough seasons in League One.

So if you’re a young player feeling doubt…
Low confidence…
Or like you don’t believe in yourself…

You’re not alone.

Every player feels it.

Confidence isn’t something you’re given.

It’s something you build.

Bit by bit.
Day by day.
With courage.
With work.
With learning.

Anything worth building takes time.

But that’s what makes it so worthwhile!

Thank you @SunderlandAFC ❤️🤍

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@LewisHowes My time in America working at a summer camp!

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@LeilaHormozi You see so many people living lives as zombies because that’s what they’ve always done. Never once stopping to reflect on whether what they’re doing day to day even serves them anymore.

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@hubermanlab I felt like once I had such a strong purpose I didn’t even want to go researching and scrolling.

It’s only when I didn’t have a strong identity and direction that I went rummaging for answers online. All that did was feed a fake reward loop of feeling productive.

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@StevenBartlett EXACTLY where I found myself.

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@simonsquibb To create an app that helps people live to their potential!

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@RyanHoliday A man’s search for meaning.

Atomic habits.

Into the wild.

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@TaylinSimmonds I hated for so long that I wasn’t an expert. I’m 34 and still don’t have a niche or specific subject that stands out as a calling. I thought I was broken.

But I’m curious and inquisitive about lots of things so trying to use that to my advantage and lean into it.