# The difference between creative people and you: Tolerance for useful restriction | David Epstein

An episode of [The Big Think Interview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6797911690), 29 May 2026, 1 h 01 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3348190115.mp3

David Epstein, author of Range and Inside the Box, walks through decades of research exploring why constraints, not freedom, are the engine behind creativity, focus, and breakthrough.

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