Embrace Constraints
Why The Smartest People I Know Set Constraints, Not Goals
youtube.comWould forcing yourself to work in a limited amount of time result in lower quality output? It turns out, constraints can actually make you more creative. A recent study looked at how thinking about scarcity or abundance influences how people use their resources.
Researchers found that when people face scarcity, they give themselves the freedom to... See more
Researchers found that when people face scarcity, they give themselves the freedom to... See more
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Parkinson’s law: how constraints can create freedom
Constraints make solutions non-obvious. They force the kind of second-order thinking that goals actively discourage. Instead of aiming for a finish line, the constrained mind seeks viability. It doesn’t ask, “How do I get there?” It asks, “What’s possible from here?”