Inside the Box with David Epstein

Thinkers & Ideas by BCG Henderson Institute

May 13, 202630:16Business

In Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better , David Epstein argues that constraints—not freedom—are what drive creativity, clarity, and focus. Epstein is a number one New York Times –best-selling author, known for...

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