Matthew Butterick, font designer and author of Practical Typography1, mentioned an idea that deeply resonated with me in his email list. Unfortunately, there’s no web version to link to. I’ve bought the book and can’t recommend it enough. I keep promising to treat myself to one his beautiful fonts someday. ↩
As meetings expand to fill most days the need to justify unscheduled time grows. It becomes increasingly untenable to simply spend an hour simply thinking — someone else could easily assume you’re doing nothing.