Constraints

Chaos, Mishaps & Finding The Gifts In “Messy” Situations

By Tim Harford

Embracing Our “Shakes” When “Creativity Sucks”

By Phil Hansen

A Stoic Approach To Seeing Obstacles As Opportunities

By Ryan Holiday

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

Being Resourceful With A “Stretching” Mindset

By Scott Sonenshein

Rethinking Constraints With "Can-If Thinking"

By A Beautiful Constraint

Seeing the Advantages Of Being The Underdog

By Malcolm Gladwell

The Laws Of Subtraction & Why Intelligent Constraints Drive Creativity

By Matthew May

Tapping Into Our Biggest Resource: Ourselves

By Tony Robbins & Evan Carmichael

Tips & Webisodes

By TED-Ed & BBC Reel

Clips & Interviews

By Seth Godin, Eatbigfish, CBS, Janna Levin & Christopher Cox

Insight

Time

The Key to Success Is Not Having More

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Psychology Today

Does Creativity Require Constraints?

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Fast Company

How Constraints Force Your Brain To Be More Creative

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Entrepreneur

6 Characteristics of Resourceful People That Bring Them Success

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Inc.

7 Things Really Resourceful People Do

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Forbes

Creativity: How Constraints Drive Genius

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Inc.

For A More Creative Brain, Embrace Constraints

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Stanford eCorner

Extreme Constraints and Curiosity Lead to True Innovation

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Wired

Need to Create? Get a Constraint

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Big Think

Why Imposing Restrictions Can Actually Boost Creativity

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Medium

Freedom is the enemy of creativity, limitations are its saviour

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D.I.Y.

Future Learn

How Can SCAMPER help With Ideas?

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Podcasts

Tim Harford

Embrace the Chaos

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Podcast Clips

Seth Godin

How Applying Constraints Helped R.E.M. Create One of the Decade’s Best-Selling Albums

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Seth Godin

Applying Constraints Helps Seth Godin Write Blog Posts

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Audio Books

More Than The Big Toe

Taken from Creativity Sucks, by Phil Hansen.

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Book Extracts

"It Was Unplayable"

Taken from Messy, by Tim Harford.

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A Tale of Two Beers

Taken from Stretch, by Scott Sonenshein.

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Goliath

Taken from David And Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell.

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Victim, Neutralizer & Transformer

Taken from A Beautiful Constraint, by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden.

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Why Subtraction?

Taken from The Laws Of Subtraction, by Matthew E. May.

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The Creativity Problem

Taken from Creativity From Constraints, by Patricia D. Stokes.

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