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“Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.”

Quote by Austin Kleon

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Austin Kleon is an American author known for his unique writing style and insights into the creative life. His works often focus on balancing work and life, as well as inspiring personal creativity. Kleon's books, 'Steal Like an Artist' and 'Show Your Work!', have been well-received by readers worldwide. more

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“Usually, when we talk about creativity, it's about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has to be someone on the other end. The audience makes the work come alive.”

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Author:Austin Kleon

“Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.”

Use Stars Term Rocks Rock Star Guru Ninja Bios

Book:Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Source: Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

“That’s the thing you have to understand about the whole process of art (or the work that we do) – you’re only half of the equation. It’s an interaction between you and the person who’s going to experience the work. The person who’s going to experience the work is bringing just as much to it and is just as important as you are.”

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Author:Austin Kleon

“Genealogy of ideas. You don’t get to pick your family, but you can pick your teachers and you can pick your friends and you can pick the music you listen to and you can pick the books you read and you can pick the movies you see.”

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Book:Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Source: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.”

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Book:Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Source: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don't have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.”

Ifs Energy Stuff Creative Waste Be Creative

Book:Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Source: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

“The best way to get started on the path of sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.”

Thinking Way Want Path Fronts Commitment What You Want Best Way

Book:Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Source: Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

“The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.”

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Book:Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Source: Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

“You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.”

Students Mastery Push Yourself

Book:Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Source: Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

“Art is theft”) and Igor Stravinsky (“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal”), I’ve always stolen from the people I admire – not plagiarized, mind you, but stolen bits of ideas and stylistic influences. If you steal widely enough, after all, your models are inevitably changed and the result is in the end completely yours. Kleon cites André Gide to this point, in a quotation I love: “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”

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Author:Austin Kleon