<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Pearls of Tension]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Yes, you read that right.  Not pearls of wisdom, but pearls of tension.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5929" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/pearls-of-tension/file0001431155307/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg" data-orig-size="3008,2000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1154824833&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5929" alt="" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=300&#038;h=199" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=600&amp;h=398 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/file0001431155307.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>When working with others and in teams, tension is normal and inevitable.  You can&#8217;t avoid it.  But rather than ignore it, or stifle it, or abandon projects because of it, you should harness it.  The article <a title="creative tension" href="http://seapointcenter.com/prepare-for-creative-tension/" target="_blank">Prepare for Creative Tension or It May Cloud Your Vision</a> encourages you to use creative tension to your advantage, much like a grain of sand is the tension in the oyster that produces a pearl.</p>
<p>What a fine and helpful way to think of, and make use of, tension!</p>
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