In this episode, Carl reflects on an unexpected physical response to hearing about the deliberate constraints that shaped the life of Herbert Simon. Despite an extraordinarily expansive intellectual life, Simon simplified everyday decisions around clothes, food, home, and routine, and something about that made Carl’s whole nervous system settle. It’s an exploration of constraints, freedom, and the possibility that making parts of life smaller and simpler can create more room for the things we care about most.
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