One of the more effective ways to force yourself to have better ideas is to create an artificial constraint. For many years, I wrote two articles pe… - James Clear

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One of the more effective ways to force yourself to have better ideas is to create an artificial constraint.

For many years, I wrote two articles per week and it would often take me over 20 hours to complete each article. Then I said, "If I only had 2 to 4 hours per week to write my newsletter, what would I do?"

That artificial constraint led to the creation of the 3-2-1 newsletter, which has become an incredibly popular format. Sometimes you can improve by cutting your options off.

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About James Clear

James Clear (born 1986) is an American writer and public speaker known for Self-improvement.

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Negotiation Tips

-You want leverage.
-The person who creates more value has leverage.
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-The person who asks for more, gets more.

And finally, most negotiations are not one-time affairs. The person people continue to like at the end of this negotiation is in a better position for the next one.

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