Want to Create More? Start by Caring More

Once upon a time, there was a surgeon named William Halsted.

He wasn’t just great because of what he did in the operating room.

He was great because of why he did it.

Halsted’s wife was a nurse, someone who worked with her hands—healing hands. Every day, after surgery, she came home with red, chapped skin. Chemicals and scrubbing had worn them raw.

But here’s the thing: Halsted didn’t just notice her discomfort. He felt it. He cared.

Caring is a radical act.

It pushes us beyond the boundaries of "good enough." It forces us to see problems through a different lens. Halsted didn’t say, “That’s just the way it is.” He asked, “What if?”

What if her hands didn’t have to suffer? What if there was a better way?

And so, he invented something. Not because it was his job, but because he loved her.

Halsted created the first rubber gloves for surgery, and medicine was never the same.

The best ideas—the ones that change industries, that shift cultures—don’t come from people looking to climb a ladder. They come from people who care enough to make things better.

Not for themselves, but for someone else.

That’s the magic of innovation. It’s not just about the breakthrough or the invention. It’s about the intention behind it. The difference between uninspired work and inspired work is love.

Love for the craft.

Love for the people it will help.

Love for the change you’re bringing to the world.

And it’s contagious.

Halsted’s gloves didn’t just protect his wife. They protected every nurse, every doctor, and every patient who came after. His act of love sparked a ripple that continues today.

The takeaway?

Don’t wait for permission.

Don’t settle for “good enough.”

Care enough to solve the problem.

Care enough to invent.

Because when you care, you’ll find that the tools, the breakthroughs, and the changes we need are right within reach.

It’s not about the gloves—it never was. It’s about the love that made them possible.

Creating isn’t about volume—it’s about intention.

Halsted didn’t invent rubber gloves just to add another achievement to his résumé.

He created them because he cared about someone. That deep level of caring led to a breakthrough that changed the landscape of medicine.

Similarly, when you create more content, products, or ideas, it’s not just about churning out work. It’s about creating something that truly matters, driven by a purpose that is bigger than yourself.

Love is the fuel for meaningful creation.

The difference between uninspired and inspired work is love. When you love what you do—when you love the people you’re creating for—you’ll naturally find yourself wanting to create more, not just because you can, but because you have to.

It becomes a purpose, a desire to solve a problem or make an impact. This kind of drive leads to more—more ideas, more innovation, more meaningful content.

Caring leads to innovation.

Halsted wasn’t just doing what everyone else did—he saw a need and innovated.

When you care deeply about your audience, about the message you're sharing, you’ll spot opportunities others miss.

You'll find ways to create that break away from the ordinary. You’ll push beyond what's comfortable because the act of creation is no longer about you, but about serving a bigger purpose.

The ripple effect of meaningful creation.

Halsted’s invention didn’t just solve a problem for his wife; it set a new standard in medicine, impacting countless lives.

The same is true for creating more purposeful content.

When you’re driven by care and a genuine desire to make an impact, your work creates ripples. It reaches further than you might expect, touching people’s lives in ways you may never fully know.

By caring more, you naturally create more—and not just more content, but more meaningful, impactful, and transformative work.

When your work is born from love and care, it moves beyond quantity and becomes about the quality and significance of what you bring into the world.

So when you create. Do more of that. Make it count.