The constraints Dr. Seuss worked with

In response to the banal Dick and Jane children’s book series, Ted Geisel wrote one of the most beloved children’s books of all time, The Cat in the Hat, by choosing two words off a list given to him that rhymed.

And then he did it again, writing Green Eggs and Ham on a bet with his publisher that he couldn’t complete a book using only 50 beginner words.

And I can’t help but think about the 50 metaphorical word constraints we have in our lives–the lack of time, money, resources, attention, the know-how…

How do we respond to the constraints we face?