Constraint

Recast the thing as a set of requirements plus the space of options that satisfy them. You stop asking what it is and start asking what must hold, what is merely preferred, and which options survive both.

Recast the thing as a set of requirements plus the space of options that satisfy them. You stop asking what it is and start asking what must hold, what is merely preferred, and which options survive both.

Example

Purpose becomes a feasible region: must pay $7,000 a month, must involve teaching, must not require relocating before 2029; prefer under 30 hours. Four of your 11 candidate paths clear the hard rules, so you test those four.