Leonardo da Vinci’s invitation to “turn the blank space into a map” begins with an often-overlooked truth: emptiness is not merely absence, but potential. A blank page, an unplanned year, or a paused career can feel intimidating precisely because nothing has yet taken shape. Yet, just as Leonardo’s sketchbooks started with untouched paper, our next chapter begins with unmarked space that quietly asks what might be drawn there. [...]
