Topics: Learning & Education Self-Directed Learning
And constraints create structure. Thus constraints are critical for creativity — its Why the (New) Renaissance Man is Back.
Writing is a constraint to ideas that turns an infinite wandering into a tractable search —Externalization transforms internal thoughts into environment. Structure allows you to explore the internal possibilities of something. You can always extract more from the “virtual” space; at least you have somewhere to start, and Baby steps beat Herculean feats. To break convention first requires it.
While structure enables creativity, it doesn’t cause creativity. Thus self-imposed constraints (like Set smaller goals or following A simple schedule) that generate your own structure beat externally imposed ones. Part of why Learning should be self-directed is for this reason.