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What podcasts say about Creative limitation
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What experts have said about Creative limitation
4 statements · 1 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed
Blocking familiar solutions is the best way to prompt creativity.
“the best way to prompt creativity is to pull away the path of least resistance, the convenient thing that people would look for otherwise”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121Listen at 2:08
Structured constraints encourage novelty but do not guarantee success.
“It doesn't guarantee success, but this gives you a struct to try to get somewhere new.”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121Listen at 44:26
Overly specific constraints can sharply reduce creativity.
“if they're given only 20 pieces and told that they have to make a chair, then it goes the other way. Like the creativity totally drops.”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121Listen at 1:14:13
A constraint is excessive when it eliminates the possibility of surprising oneself.
“If you say, could I still surprise myself? And the answer is no, then you're way too constrained.”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121Listen at 1:14:19
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