Constraints

“The biggest myth about creativity is that it needs freedom. It doesn’t. It needs constraints.” -David Epstein, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better

“Constraints breed resourcefulness: The highest form of creativity is found by improvising within a set of restrictions.” -Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is The Way

“I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline.” -Duke Ellington

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” -Napoleon Hill

“Freedom is the freedom to choose your constraints. Not the freedom from constraints.” -Justin Welsh

You think you want and need more time, autonomy, and choice.

You don’t.

You just need more intentional and better-designed constraints.