Analysis Of Observing Mr. Phil Hansen In Ted Talk

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When you thought you have reached your limit the inevitable happens. Observing Mr. Phil Hansen in Ted Talk, no one can see that he has any defects or flaws with hindsight. Then he speaks of his problems that he is having and the dysfunction that is keeping him from his dreams. He has handshaking syndrome that developed from holding a pencil too tightly to make tiny dots, in his spiel he claims that over time of holding and squeezing his fingers to create small dots for his creations caused muscle damage . After staying away from art for three years he decided to see a neurologist and in turn the doctor told him to “embrace the shake”. He noticed that he had a disability that limited him from his dreams of being an artist, it also gave him

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