Gene Kranz didn't care what the hose was designed to do — he cared what it could do. That Apollo 13 moment launches a deep dive into constraint relaxation and strategic randomness, two computer science strategies that explain why the most successful pivots in history all required deliberately breaking the rules. But the same principle that saved Apollo 13 killed 346 people on the Boeing 737 MAX, revealing a critical asymmetry: individuals are systematically too cautious, while institutions are systematically too reckless. Includes five practical protocols for knowing when to let go.
Full research report: https://research.yuda.me/podcast/episodes/algorithms-for-life/ep6-relaxation-randomness/report.md
