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The challenge
In 1960, Theo Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, was challenged to write an entertaining children's book using only 50 different words. The result was the best-selling book, Green Eggs and Ham. It sold over 200 million copies.
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- You only have half an hour to exercise? That is your limitation. Put those 30 minutes to proper use.
- Can you only spare 15 minutes each day to write? That is the size of your constraint. Your job is to make it a work of art.
- You only have $100 to start y...
- Limitations inspire you to find creative solutions. If you have a one-year-old child that requires all your time, you have to find creative ways to get some exercise.
- Constraints force you to get something done. Without constraints, we would postpone our tasks, sometimes i...
Dr. Seuss discovered while writing his book "Green Eggs and Ham" the power of setting constraints.
Setting limits for yourself (time, money, words, etc.) often leads to better results than if you keep your options open.
We often complain about our limitations. "I don't have enough time." or "I don't have enough money." Every artist has a limited set of tools to create with. Every entrepreneur has limited resources to work with.
Constraints don't hamper you. Once you know your constraints, you ca...
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A constraint is a state of being restricted, limited or confined within prescribed bounds.
Think of all the possible creative ideas as grass in a huge field, and your creativity is a horse that’s running through this field, searching for the best plot of grass. If you don’t set up...
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The creative process is the act of making new connections between old ideas or recognizing relationships between concepts.
While being creative isn't easy, nearly all great ideas follow a similar 5 step creative process.
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Compelling is like being a gold miner. You have to sift through pounds of dirt and rock and silt just to find a speck of gold in the middle of it all. Bits and pieces of genius will find their way to you, if you give yourself permission to let the muse flow .
Sometimes you have to c...
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