7. Embrace the Shake

https://www.ted.com/talks/phil_hansen_embrace_the_shake

This TED Talks was very encouraging in the way that Phil Hansen motivated all creative people to accept their limitations and use them to fuel their art. He went against the whole "think outside of the box" motion and taught that sometimes it's better to think inside the box. Sometimes, having all the options in the world can induce a creativity block, which can be remedied by creating limitations for yourself.

One creative limitation I have about myself is that I'm easily distracted when I'm working so it takes me forever to finish projects and it makes me start a bunch of projects at once.


Always with love, Bella Montague

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