“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees ones self of the chains that shackle the spirit. The arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain the precision of execution.”— Igor Stravinsky, amazon.com
“The easiest way to avoid being overwhelmed is to create positive constraints: put up walls that dramatically restrict whatever it is that you’re trying to do.”— Timothy Ferriss, amazon.com
“In an era of chaos, he who imparts order triumphs. Facebook killed MySpace because it was organized, there were rules. People say they prefer Android to iOS, Windows to MacOS, but those are the vocal minority. Give people too much choice and they become overwhelmed.”— Bob Lefsetz, lefsetz.com
“The benefit of control and self-sovereignty—is its own kind of freedom.”— Ryan Holiday, thoughtcatalog.com
“Embrace your constraints, whether they are creative, physical, economic, or self-imposed. They are provocative. They are challenging. They wake you up. They make you more creative. They make you better.”— Biz Stone, amazon.com
“The easiest way to avoid being overwhelmed is to create positive constraints: put up walls that dramatically restrict whatever it is that you’re trying to do.”— Timothy Ferriss, amazon.com
“A famous sonnet by William Wordsworth begins, 'Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room; / And hermits are contented with their cells; / and students with their pensive citadels.' Wordsworth's point is that what nuns, hermits, and students do is facilitated rather than hindered by the confines o…”— Stanley Fish, amazon.com