Make Something Heavy

It’s not that people can’t make heavy things. It’s that they don’t notice they aren’t. Lightness has its virtues—it pulls us in, subtly, innocently, whispering, ' Just do things .' The machine rewards movement, so we keep going, collecting badges. One day, we look up and realize we’ve been running in place.

And then you feel it: a quiet, gnawing hol... See more

No one wants to stay in light mode forever. Sooner or later, everyone gravitates toward heavy mode—toward making something with weight . Your life’s work will be heavy . Finding the balance between light and heavy is the game.

Creation isn’t just about output. It’s a process of becoming. The best work shapes the maker as much as the audience. A founder builds a startup to prove they can. A writer wrestles an idea into clarity. You don’t just create heavy things. You become someone who can.