Embracing Limits Can Unleash Creativity
The notion that limitations might actually enhance creativity can seem counterintuitive. After all, isn’t creativity all about boundless possibilities? However, history has shown us time and again that constraints can, in fact, spur unprecedented levels of innovation. When choices are limitless, it can be overwhelming to decide on a direction. Constraints narrow down the options and force creatives to problem-solve within a set of parameters. Take literature, for example. The sonnet, with its strict 14-line structure and precise rhyme scheme,…