There is a very quiet form of busyness
that I once did not realize.
Every day, I do tasks, have meetings, produce,
complete a long list of things to do,
and think I am growing.
But as the day goes on,
I feel like I am not really making any progress —
just replicating the 'me' version of yesterday.
The blind spot here
is the two types of time we often forget:
Consumption – taking in: reading, listening, observing.
Ideation – breathing out: connecting, thinking, modeling.
The truly successful person
is not just good at completing tasks.
They know how to create silences.
They dedicate small blocks in the day
to 'breathe in' (absorb knowledge)
and 'breathe out' (creative thinking).
They turn that
into a biological rhythm of intellect,
not a forced schedule.
There are no blocks for Consumption,
input will gradually run out.
Ideas will dry up,
no matter how hard you work.
There are no blocks for Ideation,
everything you learn will slip away.
It does not linger.
It does not become yours.
I used to make excuses about being busy
to avoid facing the gaps in my schedule.
But the truth is:
it is those small blocks —
allocated with purpose, with the right spirit —
that is where thinking is refreshed.
A small amount of time to read.
A small amount of time to think.
Repeat.
Like the rhythm of breathing.
Just enough to avoid burnout.
Just enough to realize that:
you do not just live to complete a checklist,
but also to shift your perception.
The hardest thing
is not to expand a lot of time.
But is
to maintain the right spirit
in each initial small moment.
A small commitment.
But sustainable.
Quality.
Then afterwards…
everything else can expand.
Deep creativity
does not emerge under pressure.
It often arises
from the silences
but you have organized yourself
like a special appointment with yourself.
Learning is a cycle.
You cannot keep taking in.
You also cannot keep outputting.
Breathe in deep enough.
Breathe out long enough.
That is
natural biological rhythm
for your intellect to evolve.