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‘Masterful’ – Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again‘Wonderful’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of GritHow to do more with less and use limits to stimulate creativity, innovation and collaboration, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Range.We live in a world that reveres limitless possibilities. We are told to keep our options open and to ‘think outside the box’. But what if this is wrong? In Inside the Box, award-winning author David Epstein reveals why we need less freedom, not more.Dr Seuss revolutionized children’s literature after accepting a bet to write a book using just fifty words. General Magic – a startup with unlimited resources and talent – failed spectacularly, while the bestselling solo piano album of all time was performed on a substandard instrument with sticky keys. The invention of the periodic table wasn’t down to a spark of genius, but a simple deadline for a publisher’s textbook.The common element in all these examples is the same: constraints do not check our creativity – they provide the impetus we need to harness it. Weaving together gripping storytelling and cognitive science, Inside the Box shows how the secret to expanding our human potential isn’t finding more options – it’s choosing the right limits. Whether you are building a business, looking for a creative spark or simply navigating the dizziness of modern life, this is a captivating guide to thriving in a fast-moving world.This is an essential read to become the most creative, productive and satisfied version of yourself.‘David Epstein's first two books – The Sports Gene and Range – were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best . . . I won't think about my own work the same way ever again’ – Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point

'A goldmine of surprising insights. Makes you smarter with every page' – James Clear, author of Atomic HabitsThe fifth-anniversary edition of the instant Sunday Times bestseller, as featured on Diary of a CEO.The essential guide to improving your performance, and a powerful playbook for success in any field: develop range while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.You may have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization, and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. If you only dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start. This is completely wrong.In this landmark book, David Epstein shows you that the way to succeed is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly and juggling many interests.Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, Epstein demonstrates how generalists often find their path relatively late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one.Range has challenged the status quo, reshaped career paths, inspired parents and changed lives. Read it to learn how to be more creative, more agile, and more capable of making the connections that your more specialized peers cannot see.‘If you're a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you' – Bill Gates, founder of MicrosoftShortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award'I loved Range' – Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers

The truth about performance beyond the 10,000-hour theory.Are champions born or made? In The Sports Gene, investigative journalist David Epstein unpacks the decades-long debate about nature versus nurture in human performance. Drawing on genetics, physiology and psychology, Epstein explores how elite athletes push the limits of body and mind - from the DNA variations that enhance endurance to the training cultures that mould world-class performers.Blending science with gripping storytelling, he reveals that success in sport is far more complex than talent or practice alone. An essential read for fans of Outliers, Range, and anyone fascinated by how and why humans excel.‘A wonderful book. Thoughtful… fascinating’ Malcolm Gladwell‘Terrific and unblinking... a timely corrective to the talent-denial industry’ Ed Smith, New Statesman‘Endlessly fascinating’ Daily Mail‘Captivating, fascinating’ New York Times

David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran produce the first unified theory of policy making between the legislative and executive branches. Examining major US policy initiatives from 1947 to 1992, the authors describe the conditions under which the legislature narrowly constrains executive discretion, and when it delegates authority to the bureaucracy. In doing so, the authors synthesize diverse and competitive literatures, from transaction cost and principal-agent theory in economics, to information models developed in both economics and political science, to substantive and theoretical work on legislative organization and on bureaucratic discretion. Professors Epstein and O'Halloran produce their own deductive specification of the conditions for making or delegating policy, gather a rich, original data set on delegation and discretion in the postwar era to test the propositions derived from their model, and devise appropriate statistical tests to assess the validity of their propositions. With implications for the study of constitutional design, political delegation, legislative organization, administrative law, and the role of the executive in policy making, this book redefines the study of legislative-executive relations under separate powers.

David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran produce the first unified theory of policy making between the legislative and executive branches. Examining major US policy initiatives from 1947 to 1992, the authors describe the conditions under which the legislature narrowly constrains executive discretion, and when it delegates authority to the bureaucracy. In doing so, the authors synthesize diverse and competitive literatures, from transaction cost and principal-agent theory in economics, to information models developed in both economics and political science, to substantive and theoretical work on legislative organization and on bureaucratic discretion. Professors Epstein and O'Halloran produce their own deductive specification of the conditions for making or delegating policy, gather a rich, original data set on delegation and discretion in the postwar era to test the propositions derived from their model, and devise appropriate statistical tests to assess the validity of their propositions. With implications for the study of constitutional design, political delegation, legislative organization, administrative law, and the role of the executive in policy making, this book redefines the study of legislative-executive relations under separate powers.

This book contains the proceedings of two workshops on computational aspects of geometric group theory. The workshops, held in the winter of 1994 at DIMACS and at the Geometry Center, covered practical group theoretic computation and theoretical problems. Containing both research and expository articles, this book is the only one available concentrating on the computational aspects of geometric group theory. Because this area involves an interplay between group theory, geometry, and automata theory, the expository articles in this book should help researchers in these fields to make connections to the other areas.

‘Masterful’ – Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again‘Wonderful’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of GritHow to do more with less and use limits to stimulate creativity, innovation and collaboration, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Range.We live in a world that reveres limitless possibilities. We are told to keep our options open and to ‘think outside the box’. But what if this is wrong? In Inside the Box, award-winning author David Epstein reveals why we need less freedom, not more.Dr Seuss revolutionized children’s literature after accepting a bet to write a book using just fifty words. General Magic – a startup with unlimited resources and talent – failed spectacularly, while the bestselling solo piano album of all time was performed on a substandard instrument with sticky keys. The invention of the periodic table wasn’t down to a spark of genius, but a simple deadline for a publisher’s textbook.The common element in all these examples is the same: constraints do not check our creativity – they provide the impetus we need to harness it. Weaving together gripping storytelling and cognitive science, Inside the Box shows how the secret to expanding our human potential isn’t finding more options – it’s choosing the right limits. Whether you are building a business, looking for a creative spark or simply navigating the dizziness of modern life, this is a captivating guide to thriving in a fast-moving world.This is an essential read to become the most creative, productive and satisfied version of yourself.‘David Epstein's first two books – The Sports Gene and Range – were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best . . . I won't think about my own work the same way ever again’ – Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point

The Roman Republic was governed by a small group of men who agreed far more than they disagreed on the fundamental questions facing the state. The details of their public behaviour can thus only be understood in relation to the idiosyncrasies deeply embedded in Roman political culture, one of the most important of which was that of personal hatred – ‘inimicitia’. Personal Enmity in Roman Politics, first published in 1987, explores how ‘inimicitia’ could arise and how it was often central in the formation of political factions. In particular, groups opposing such powerful figures as Pompey and Caesar might be united by nothing more than common hatred of the individual. An important feature too was the criminal trial, because of the highly personal nature of the Roman adversary system at the time: Epstein argues that personal factors were more important than political ones in the famous trials of the late Republic.

The Roman Republic was governed by a small group of men who agreed far more than they disagreed on the fundamental questions facing the state. The details of their public behaviour can thus only be understood in relation to the idiosyncrasies deeply embedded in Roman political culture, one of the most important of which was that of personal hatred – ‘inimicitia’. Personal Enmity in Roman Politics, first published in 1987, explores how ‘inimicitia’ could arise and how it was often central in the formation of political factions. In particular, groups opposing such powerful figures as Pompey and Caesar might be united by nothing more than common hatred of the individual. An important feature too was the criminal trial, because of the highly personal nature of the Roman adversary system at the time: Epstein argues that personal factors were more important than political ones in the famous trials of the late Republic.