Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
Make stuff every day. Know you’re going to suck for a while.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
You can’t go looking for validation from external sources. Once you put your work into the world, you have no control over the way people will react to it.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
“The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.” —Jessica Hische
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
The important thing is that you show your appreciation without expecting anything in return, and that you get new work out of the appreciation.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
figure out what to leave out, so they can concentrate on what’s really important to them.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
That’s how the book was made—hands first, then computer, then hands, then computer. A kind of analog-to-digital loop.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Carry a notebook and a pen with you wherever you go. Get used to pulling it out and jotting down your thoughts and observations. Copy your favorite passages out of books. Record overheard conversations. Doodle when you’re on the phone.