How Constraints Fuel Creativity: When Less Is More
An episode of the Good Life Project podcast, hosted by Jonathan Fields / Acast, titled "How Constraints Fuel Creativity: When Less Is More" was published on July 30, 2015 and runs 6 minutes.
July 30, 2015 ·6m · Good Life Project
Summary
Have you ever found yourself saying, "if only I had more [insert missing ingredient], I'd be able to succeed on a totally different level?"Yeah, me too. Thing is, with very rare exception, that's never true. Taking your game, your craft, your career, your creative or innovative juices, your art and outcomes to the next level is often not about more, but about less.Less money, less ability, less resources, less freedom, less of everything. When you are constrained, it forces you to operate on a whole different level. And, that's often where the real magic happens.That phenomena, why we're wired that way, and a fun bit of research is what this week's GLP Riff is all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Have you ever found yourself saying, "if only I had more [insert missing ingredient], I'd be able to succeed on a totally different level?"
Yeah, me too. Thing is, with very rare exception, that's never true. Taking your game, your craft, your career, your creative or innovative juices, your art and outcomes to the next level is often not about more, but about less.
Less money, less ability, less resources, less freedom, less of everything. When you are constrained, it forces you to operate on a whole different level. And, that's often where the real magic happens.
That phenomena, why we're wired that way, and a fun bit of research is what this week's GLP Riff is all about.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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