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Episode Appearances
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Apr 26, 2026
685: David Epstein - The Freedom Trap, Narrative Values, General Magic, The Nobel Prize Winner Who Simplified Everything, Wearing the Same Thing Everyday, and Why Constraints Are the Secret to Your Best Work
“General Magic engineer whose calendar function example illustrates feature-creep problem; expanded from 4 lines to universe-scale code”
Constraints as creativity and productivity driversAutonomy paradox and excessive choice paralysisSatisficing vs. maximizing decision-making
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