The Weird Strategy Dr. Seuss Used to Create His Greatest Work

-  Constraints force you to get something done. Ask yourself - "  What constraints are you setting for yourself?  What type of schedule do you have for your goals?" 

- The power of constraint inspires creativity. " If you have a one-year-old child that takes up almost  every minute of your day, you figure out more creative ways to  get some exercise."

" In 1960, two men made a bet....

Here's what we can learn from Dr.Seuss:

- Determine the size of your canvas. You can only spare 15 minutes each day to write? That’s the size of your canvas. Your job is to make each paragraph a work of art.- James Clear

- Dr. Seuss took the bet and won. The result was a little book called Green Eggs and Ham. Since publication, Green Eggs and Ham has sold more than 200 million copies, making it the most popular of Seuss’s works and one of the best-selling children’s books in history." - James Clear

- There was only $50 on the line, but millions of people would feel the impact of this little wager.

- The first man, Bennett Cerf, was the founder of the publishing firm, Random House. 

- The second man was named Theo Geisel, but you probably know him as Dr. Seuss. Cerf proposed the bet and challenged that Dr. Seuss would not be able to write an entertaining children’s book using only 50 different words.