Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.

- Austin Kleon

Copying is about reverse-engineering.

- Austin Kleon

Become a documentarian of what you do.

- Austin Kleon

Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.

- Austin Kleon

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

- Austin Kleon

Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.

- Austin Kleon

In order to be found, you have to be findable.

- Austin Kleon

You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.

- Austin Kleon

Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

- Austin Kleon