One Tool, One Million Possibilities

# 13: One tool, on million possibilities.

So, I just posted about creating your own tools do something unique. But here's the opposite: USE LESS!

Yes, that's right. Use less tools.

Becoming a master at a specific tool will open up many doors for you. In fact, you can even become a go-to person for that tool.

For instance, a lot of people know how to use Word at a basic level. But if you're a writer, there are so many features in this tool that will allow you to work better, faster, and allow you to free up your metaphorical brain-RAM for creativity rather than formatting.

Or how about the illustrator that has hundreds of Copic markers. So many choices that creates amazing looking illustrations! But try using only one colour and all its shades. Or how about only 3 different markers total? Or just ONE.

Limiting your list of tools allows you to explore the creativity of that tool even further.

Ready for some math? No? Too bad.

Say you have 5 tools that are meant to do one specific thing each. If you open up your possibilities of these 5 tools by focusing on one at a time, then you open up 3 possible uses for each tool. Tools that gave you 5 uses before now gives you 15 uses!

That's 10 NEW uses you can use to create!