The Space Between Meetings
The calendar is full.
Slack is buzzing.
Emails pile up.
Your to-do list grows faster than you can check it off.
And yet—there is a space.
A few minutes here and there, between calls.
Not scheduled. Not claimed. Not “productive” by any standard.
The Pause
Most founders ignore it. We fill it immediately: another email, another message, another task.
But if you stop, just for a moment…
You notice the quiet.
The soft hum of your office.
The sunlight shifting across the desk.
Your own breath.
It’s brief. It doesn’t solve problems.
It doesn’t move metrics.
But it reminds you: you exist beyond your work.
Thinking Without Pressure
These gaps are more than idle time.
They are a space to think without urgency.
A space where ideas surface gently.
Where perspective sneaks in quietly.
You may realize: the problem you’ve been wrestling with isn’t as hard as it seemed.
The next step was always clear: you just hadn’t paused enough to see it.
A Simple Practice
Try it tomorrow.
Before your next meeting, do nothing for two minutes.
Not meditation. Not journaling. Just sitting. Observing. Breathing.
Notice how it feels.
Notice how you carry yourself into the next call, the next decision, the next challenge.
It’s small.
It’s minimal.
But these spaces might be the most important moments of our day.
