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What does it mean?
You can’t dismiss impossibility because your assumptions about what’s possible may be wrong.
In plain terms
Don’t rule out the impossible; your ideas of possibility might be false.
What can you take from it?
Keep an open mind about what can happen.

Where it applies

  • problem solving
  • scientific research
  • creative writing

Putting it to work

  • challenge assumptions
  • explore alternatives

Questions to consider

  • What assumptions am I making?
  • How can I test the limits of my beliefs?

Another view

Infinite possibilities can lead to analysis paralysis.

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