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Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better

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What if having fewer options could actually help fuel creativity? Research shows that many of the biggest breakthroughs happen within constraints and self-imposed limits.

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"Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." -Wall Street Journal

"I thought David Epstein's first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I'll never think about my own work the same way again." -Malcolm Gladwell

It's never been easier to do too much. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal co...

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