"I have enough time / money / people / experience ..."

Stop whining! Less - it's a good thing.

Limitations - is hidden opportunities. Limited resources make you smarter use of what you have. Lack of opportunities for waste forces you to be creative.

Have you ever seen a weapon that makes prisoners of soap and other everyday objects? They cost the means at hand. Of course, we do not mean that you need to go out and hit somebody rod from the handle. Just show a little ingenuity, and you will be amazed at the results that are able to achieve, having the smallness.

Writers constantly use the "constraining factors" to stimulate inspiration. Shakespeare's sonnets enjoyed restrictions (chetyrnadtsatistrochnyh lyric poems written in iambic pentameter). Haiku and limericks are also built according to strict rules, which leads to creative discoveries. Writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Carver, realized that only through a simple and clear language they can achieve the maximum experience.

The longest in the history of television game show The Price is Right is also an excellent example of how the restrictions awaken creativity. The show consists of more than 100 games. Each of them, in turn, is based on a single question: "How much is this thing?". This simple formula has helped to win fans in more than 30 countries.

Airline Southwest Airlines, unlike most other airlines that fly to several aircraft models, uses only Boeing 737. As a result, each pilot Southwest, stewardess and a member of the ground crew can handle any of the flights of the company. In addition to this in the Southwest all the spare parts are suitable for any of the planes. This means lower costs and easier to manage the business. They simplify your life.

... So, before you start singing the song "We do not have", think about how far you can move using the available resources.

© Jason Fried, David Hansson Haynemayer (excerpt from the book «Rework: Business without prejudice")