I have a terrible habit of continuing to work while taking personal calls.
I hate it. It puts me in a bad mood, and I become short and distant with the person I’m speaking to.
I was reminded that this habit contradicts my commitment to spaciousness—that instead of continuing to work, I should take my hands off my keyboard and mouse and look out the window. Genuinely look out the window and have an everyday conversation.
I feel so pressured to continuously maximise my time, multitask, and never pause my time-tracking app. I must keep pushing at all costs.
Fuck that. So what if I stop everything to answer a call? Who cares if I’m in the middle of something and get pulled away from my concentration?
I’m not talking about fielding fifty calls a day where getting work done would be impossible. I’m referring to that same time each day when my husband gets off work and just wants a quick catch-up.
It seems trivial on the surface, but it’s actually essential. Spaciousness is a practice that helps me be present, enjoy my day more, and love more deeply.
What I’ve discovered is that the quality of attention we give to the people we love becomes the quality of love they receive from us.
When I look out the window during that daily call, I’m not just being present; I’m choosing connection over productivity, relationship over results.
And in a world that constantly demands we optimise every moment, this small act of stopping everything for someone else’s voice becomes its own quiet revolution.
