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Embrace the Shake - Phil Hansen

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In art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated until a neurologist made a simple suggestion: embrace this limitation... and transcend it. How can limitations inspire creativity and drive innovation?

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Limitations Can Inspire Creativity

Limitations can inspire creativity because it causes people to use what they have around them and create something from it. Also, limitations allow people to be resourceful and realize the potential of the resources around them. This can help drive innovation that they may have never thought of creating and help people solve problems in the process. Ultimately, people shouldn't let their limitations stop them from doing what they want to do. People should find work to push against their limitations or use them to their advantage, so they don't have to feel discouraged by their obstacles.

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