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The Japanese carmakers were fighting for their survival after World War 2.<\/p>\n

Everything was stacked against them.<\/p>\n

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  1. The demand for cars declined.<\/li>\n
  2. The costs of production soared.<\/li>\n
  3. The war devastated the Japanese economy. The carmakers couldn\u2019t get access to capital to finance large batch orders.<\/li>\n
  4. And finally, Japan\u2019s a small island. Land\u2019s expensive and they couldn\u2019t afford to expand their warehouses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cash was a constraint.
    Space was a constraint.<\/p>\n

    They had to come up with a solution that worked around their limitations.<\/p>\n

    Toyota came up with a solution called \u201cJust in Time<\/strong>\u201d manufacturing.<\/p>\n

    Normally carmakers forecast how many cars will be in demand, manufactures them, and then stores the cars in warehouses until they\u2019re ordered.<\/p>\n

    Unfortunately, Toyota didn\u2019t have the money for large batches of inventory, and they didn\u2019t have the warehouse space to store them.<\/p>\n

    Their new strategy was to create everything on an \u201cas needed\u201d basis.<\/p>\n

    Production started right when the cars were ordered, manufactured within days, and then delivered. Everything was done \u201cJust in Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Cash and Space were constraints, but these limitations forced them to come up with better, and more creative solutions.<\/p>\n

    Toyota would\u2019ve died if they tried competing with the same strategies that the American companies did.<\/p>\n

    We hate constraints.
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    How many times have you wished you had more resources? What could you do if you had more time, money, and options?<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve realized that we all actually have too many choices<\/strong>, and it\u2019s affecting our performances. Too many choices led to the fear of making the wrong decisions.<\/p>\n

    It leads to analysis paralysis. It\u2019s called the paradox of choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Instead of looking at constraints as being restrictive to your growth, I want you to look at the upsides of limits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    In fact, I\u2019m starting to add more constraints to my life on purpose.<\/p>\n

    Constraints force you to become more creative. You start pushing your problem-solving abilities.<\/p>\n

    In this article, I\u2019m going to share different stories on how people used constraints to improve their performance.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ll also share some practical ideas on how you can use constraints in your own life.<\/p>\n

    You\u2019ll be able to see that less is more, and you already have all the resources that you need.<\/p>\n

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    Photo credit: Snapwire<\/a> via Pexels.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Using Constraints to Improve at Brazilian Jiujitsu<\/h2>\n

    A few years ago, I watched a video on how a black belt improved at Brazilian Jiujitsu.<\/p>\n

    It should be simple: You follow what your coach says, and you train hard with other black belts.<\/p>\n

    But he didn\u2019t have those options anymore. He just launched a new BJJ academy and didn\u2019t have a coach. A new school meant no black belt level partners.<\/p>\n

    He had to think creatively on how he could improve.<\/p>\n

    If he just went 100% full power at his new students, that\u2019d be like beating a video game over and over again on easy mode.<\/p>\n

    His solution was to make each roll more challenging by adding in constraints.<\/p>\n

    Some ideas included:<\/p>\n