There’s something freeing in accepting that I can’t do it all, and that not everything is worth doing just because we started. Sooner or later, we all have to give up most things in life to do a few things well.

It's not a question of rearranging your to-do list so as to make space for all your "big rocks", but of accepting that there are simply too many rocks to fit in the jar. You have to take a stab at deciding what matters most, among your various creative passions/life goals/responsibilities – and then do that, while acknowledging that you'll... See more