CM 319: David Epstein on the Power of Limits

Curious Minds: Innovation in Life and Work by Gayle Allen

May 16, 202657:46Society & Culture

We think we need complete freedom to achieve our goals. But maybe freedom is the problem. What if, instead, constraints are what we really need? That’s the question David Epstein was curious about. David Epstein is autho...

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