“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees oneself of the chains that shackle the spirit… the arbitrariness of the constraint only serves to obtain precision of execution.”
Igor Stravinsky
Mr. Stravinsky was of course speaking in reference to musical composition here, but I believe you, my readers at home, can make the connections to other applications.
And yet, here’s the key, “constraints one imposes” upon oneself.
Constraints thrust upon you don’t always yield art. A lot of times, they just yield frustration.