For over a decade, that’s when Tyler Brûlé would write his Fast Lane column for the Financial Times. Of all details in his farewell article, that’s the one that stuck with me. It’s a helpful reminder that there is no secret technique. Everyone makes the same bargain with time—hacking it out of the marble of the day. 

Keeping an eye for these openings, sometimes in between leaving early and showing up late, is a skill.