I found this on the net. I particularly like what is in bold because I have that mind set with many things I do. I am often told “Flash isn’t for this/that/anything else but…” but I regularly use it for MANY things.

Leonardo da Vinci is usually credited as a painter, sculptor, architect, polymath, and inventor. Hacker is an appropriate designation to add to the list. The techniques he used were so far ahead of his time that we still marvel at his insight. For example, his art was shaped by his study of optics, perspective, anatomy, and even psychology. He solved problems by adding knowledge from unexpected places. One fine example of a Leonardo hack is his journals. Most of them are written in mirror image cursive. This has often been credited as a type of “security by obscurity” since it would be difficult for a casual glance from an apprentice to reveal the master’s secrets. However, a hacker would look at this result and see a great example of mental and physical dexterity. Someone who is left-handed knows the problem of writing left-to-right. The result is generally smudged script and ink-stained hands. So why not change the rules and write right-to-left? The key to the solution is to ignore the rules.

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