Allowing a project to "take time to cook," as Max Brooke notes on their design blog .
But true, deep growth rarely happens when everything is going according to plan. As Brooke Fitzgerald discovered during a season of transition , the magic starts when you stop striving, pause, and ask: What matters most to me right now? brooke
But lately, in the quiet, reflective spaces of 2026, I’ve felt a push toward a word that honestly, makes me squirm: . Allowing a project to "take time to cook,"