Defined by negatives - Austin Kleon
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Defined by negatives - Austin Kleon
The move from freedom to constraint has to happen. If it doesn’t, there’s no output . . . and no impact. The key is to hit that sweet spot, giving yourself enough time to play in the realm of possibilities before yielding to the limits and structures needed to execute on your best ideas.
Jonathan Fields • Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance
Richard Feynman didn’t get his Nobel Prize by pursuing "win a Nobel Prize" as a goal. He played with problems, often placing arbitrary limits on himself: what if we assume this system has no dissipation? What if we ignore spin? He looked for elegance within boundaries, not outcomes. His freedom came from self-imposed structure.
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