maybe we need to ask ourselves if our ambitions are actually serving us or just keeping us busy.

There’s a phrase making the rounds online: “The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.” I’ve been wondering if its resonance reveals a quiet fatigue with the constant push for more and a longing for lives that are simpler, quieter, and more self-directed. Not smaller in value, but in volume. To me, that’s not regression. That’s freedom.

Consider this: If it takes a prolific author like Toni Morrison years to publish back-to-back masterpieces, or a director like James Cameron more than a decade to fully execute a vision, why do we pressure ourselves with things like a “rebrand” every few months?

Meaningful ideas reflect what we can’t help but care about, not fantasies of who we could be.

So, who are big ideas really for? For the brave, those willing to build foundations strong enough for others to stand on. Idea-building demands a willingness to be wrong. Perhaps concepts live longer when we let them grow privately before presenting them publicly.

It’s not that the two are incompatible. It’s that big ideas without critical thought tend to stay shallow. To grow a thought to its full maturity and make it truly yours requires time, substance, and perspective. And that piece of the puzzle is often skipped, simply because part of the picture is visible.

Idea-building demands a willingness to be wrong. Perhaps concepts live longer when we let them grow privately before presenting them publicly.

The small stuff is the magic. It’s infinitely harder to stay consistent in a quiet life than to be the loudest voice in the room with nothing to say.

“The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.” I’ve been wondering if its resonance reveals a quiet fatigue with the constant push for more and a longing for lives that are simpler, quieter, and more self-directed. Not smaller in value, but in volume. To me, that’s not regression. That’s freedom.