#Necessity

Necessity’s Gift: Turning Limits into Invention

Yet not all constraints teach well. Excessive time pressure or punitive oversight can throttle exploration; Teresa Amabile’s Creativity in Context (1996) notes that perceived control and intrinsic motivation matter. The sweet spot resembles the Goldilocks zone: constraints sharp enough to focus, slack enough to iterate. Teams can tune this by defining crisp problem statements, setting short feedback cycles, and preserving autonomy. In doing so, they embody Keller’s lesson with nuance—letting necessity guide, but not grind, the inventive spirit. [...]

You May Be Surprised at How Hard You Can Work When You Have To - John Steinbeck

As an author with deep insights into human struggles, Steinbeck's words often reflect his appreciation for the endurance and resourcefulness of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, as seen in works like *The Grapes of Wrath*. [...]