Making Space for Great

Sometimes, we are so focused on "busy work" that we stop noticing what’s possible. Opportunities pass us by.

As Derek Sivers puts it in Hell Yea or No:

"We miss out on the great because we’re busy with the mediocre".

The mediocre isn’t just the daily grind—emails, meetings, admin. It’s work that fills space and drains energy, leaving no room for curiosity or experimentation.

Often, the great only reveals itself when there’s space.

Saying no to the mediocre isn’t easy. But it makes space for the great.