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by toto444 1720 days ago
Add a lot of constraints to the problem you are trying to solve. If you watch cooking shows on TV you may have noticed that the more WTF the theme is the more creative the chefs are.

Think about how much more creative you have to be to prepare a delicious dish when the theme is 'peas' vs when it is 'lobster'.

I am creating a website that teaches Japanese using only Japanese. I have also set the constraint that it has to be through genuinely enjoyable content. Another constraint is that all the visual element must be HTML&CSS (no asset, no javascript). Turns out I have to find very creative ways to make it work (the site is in my bio).