Constraints occur naturally in day-to-day business. There is a limited amount of cash and people available to get the work done – not to mention a myriad of approaching due dates. In the moment, these feel like obstacles that are in the way of accomplishing the objective. In reality, they help you make the best decisions.

Tough decisions are easily avoided when everything is running smoothly. But, limited time and resources helps to create focus, drive out hesitation, and produce decisions based on logic. Artificial constraints can provide the same benefits. Setting an artificial deadline or limiting the scope of a project can create clarity as to what is truly important.

Constraints are good, embrace the clarity that they give.