What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.
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.
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.
In order to be found, you have to be findable. - Austin Kleon
In order to be found, you have to be findable.
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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