Space Created

Published at February 22, 2026, 05:24 GMT+0
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Hello, fellow readers! This post will be a rather short one (hopefully for real this time, because every time I wrote that, it usually ended up being a long post). This post is about “space creation”. Let’s get started!

What is “space”?

The FF7 Safer Sephiroth Supernova animation. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTc9sLmOR0A
The FF7 Safer Sephiroth Supernova animation. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTc9sLmOR0A

No, not that “space galaxy”. The space that will be discussed in this post is more around “opportunity” or “opening”. I follow Premier League football, and I support Arsenal (yeah, I love torturing myself). I have seen a lot of goals over the years (about ~1400 goals, it would seem). Out of all those goals, one goal stands out to me about space creation.

At 0:54, Nasri and Walcott overloaded the same area. However, immediately after, Walcott sprinted to opposite area, pulling Vidic (I think) out of position and thus, creating space for Nasri to take a shot. Goal. It’s a beautiful sequence of play.

Space in gaming

In Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), the term “space” is also common. Similar to the one in football, it involves “tricking” your opponents into moving into certain parts of the map, so that your teammates can capitalize on the empty regions that your opponents left. On top of my head, this was one of those.

In Dota 2, there are certain structures that, when all of them are destroyed, your team will have a “Mega creeps” advantage. In the video above, Topson baited most (if not all) of the PSG.LGD team into the bottom lane, leaving the top barracks undefended. This allowed JerAx and ana to use a skill called “Relocate” to teleport and destroy the top barracks, giving them the Mega creeps.

Space in the workplace

Now, how does it get translated into a workplace setting? I can recall a few examples:

  • The times when my lead stepped up to cover me when there was a tough discussion,
  • The times when my lead took their time to join a boring meeting so I could just get “the gist”,
  • The times when my team members could own and carry out a task themselves,
  • The times when my team members who weren’t as busy as others were making internal improvements,
  • The times when my peers covered up my mistakes,
  • The times when my peers prepared all the administrational stuff so I could focus on technical stuff.

…and many more! All that is to say, don’t take them for granted. At least, that’s what I’m trying to. When my team members do a good job, I always count it as them making space for me, because I don’t have to put as much focus as I should have, hence I can spend my time elsewhere, occupying the space that they give me.

Closing words

So, yeah, there it is. It’s not as long as usual… right? Well, in any case, I hope this post is useful. Thanks for reading, and see you on the next one!

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