A decade ago, I wrote about “Haiku Productivity” and how limits can make us more productive, more focused, and better able to prioritize and simplify. The idea comes from haiku poetry, in which the poet is limited to three lines and (essentially) 17 syllables. Such a crazy limit, and yet the poetry that can be produced is often very powerful. The secret: The poet is forced to choose, simplify, and find the essence of the message. The constraints are actually a very powerful thing, because constraints force you to be disciplined and understand that because you have limits, every element in the container must be important. You can’t waste words. Over the years, I’ve often lost sight of this wisdom, but I keep coming back to it: When a container is unlimited, you’ll just fill it with anything. When you have constraints, you’ll be more careful, be more appreciative of …