> Loosening the constraints always makes a problem easier to solve. In a vacuum, I disagree quite strongly with this although I understand what the author is g

> Loosening the constraints always makes a problem easier to solve. In a vacuum, I disagree quite strongly with this although I understand what the author is getting at. It is easy to get stuck with arbitrary and unnecessary constraints. Dropping those is great. On the other hand, I find that adding constraints is one of the absolute best things you can do to enhance creativity. True freedom can only be found in the presence of immutable constraints.