# Zsolt Viczian - Sketch Your Mind (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/54049593) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/kindle **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Zsolt Viczian]] **Full Title**:: Sketch Your Mind **Category**:: #books #readwise/books **Category Icon**:: 📚 **Highlighted**:: [[2025-08-08]] **Created**:: [[2025-08-17]] ## Highlights - There is a key difference between arbitrary limits, like “You can only use half the bricks you need,” and purposeful constraints, like “Here are seven specific bricks. Build a duck.” One frustrates, the other inspires. ([Location 323](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DZZCZPC2&location=323)) ^923961141 #orange #caveat - A powerful example of a meaningful constraint is the Card Forcing Function. You define a small, standardized space, like an index card or a post-it note, and commit to capturing a single idea within its boundaries. ([Location 328](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DZZCZPC2&location=328)) ^923961142 #blue - Just like LEGO bricks follow standard sizes, your visual notes work better when built on consistent units: ([Location 340](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DZZCZPC2&location=340)) ^923961143 #blue - On the image above, the “180x180” icon size matches my go-to standard in Excalidraw for the 1x1 unit—just under the 200x200 grid-size I use for tiling. ([Location 344](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DZZCZPC2&location=344)) ^923961144 #blue