📫 Sleep & Constraints – Weekend Words #073

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Your weekend words are: sleep and constraints.

“Sleep is one of the easiest topics for wellness content to overpromise: one supplement, one tracker, one trick.

The actual science keeps pointing back to fundamentals: regularity, timing inputs (light/caffeine), duration floor, and evidence-based treatment when sleep is persistently impaired.”

— Brian Dye, Slightly Smarter Wellness Contributor

More on sleep in Tuesday’s email

In Thursday’s email, Andrew made the case that constraints create clarity.

“The problem isn’t that creativity needs more space. It’s that it needs something to push against.”

If that message resonates with you, we found your next read:

David Epstein—the bestselling author of Range—is writing a new book about How Constraints Make Us Better.

He dives into the science and practice of constraints, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial, whether we’re working with limited resources or using self-imposed boundaries to tap unexpected wells of focus and innovation.

“We live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. . . . The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. . . . All of us—individuals, businesses, institutions, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options.”

— David Epstein, Inside the Box

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