Find the most talented person in the room, and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. Try to be helpful. If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.
Pretend to be making something until you actually make something. - Austin Kleon
Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
- Austin Kleon
Copying is about reverse-engineering. - Austin Kleon
Copying is about reverse-engineering.
Become a documentarian of what you do. - Austin Kleon
Become a documentarian of what you do.
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas. - Austin Kleon
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.
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
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.
Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder. - Austin Kleon
Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.
In order to be found, you have to be findable. - Austin Kleon
In order to be found, you have to be findable.
You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. - Austin Kleon
You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.
Don't wait until you know who you are to get started. - Austin Kleon
Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.
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