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Stephen Downes

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By 'discipline' here we don't mean 'enforcement' but rather the development of good habits. Paul Bradshaw writes, "Discipline can sometimes be seen as creativity's killjoy, but this is a myth: there are numerous books about the subject, and in education around creativity you will find exercises that involve putting limits on the creator to encourage it." The big difference, to my mind, is between limitations that you impose on yourself, and limitations that are imposed on you from outside.

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