You were asked to write an essay. The instructions may include not only the main subject of the essay, but also its extension. You may think at first that short essays are easier than long ones, when in fact the opposite is true. If you are only allowed to write a certain number of words, you may find yourself restricted and bounded. The problem is, you need to express something meaningful after all. Even without using many words. What can you do in order to write the best short essay? And why is it fundamental to constrain yourself to a certain extension after all?