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The Power of Constraints: How Dr. Seuss Used Only 50 Words to Write His Best-Selling Book of All Time

Mayo Oshin — November 21, 2019 Follow @mayowaoshin Shortly after the success of The Cat in the Hat—a best-selling book limited to a 225-word vocabulary—Theodor Seuss Geisel (also known as Dr. Seuss) took on an even greater challenge. In 1960, Bennett Cerf, founder of book publisher, Random House, bet Dr. Seuss fifty-dollars that he couldn’t … Continue reading The Power of Constraints: How Dr. Seuss Used Only 50 Words to Write His Best-Selling Book of All Time

How Constraints Make You Better: Why The Right Limitations Boost Performance

James Clear December 19, 2014   In 1930, a 23-year-old teacher in Uruguay named Juan Carlos Ceriani created a new sport. Ceriani wanted to design a game that was similar to soccer, but that his students could play indoors throughout the year. His new game became known as futsal. Futsal is very similar to soccer, … Continue reading How Constraints Make You Better: Why The Right Limitations Boost Performance