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You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
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Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
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Become a documentarian of what you do.
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Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.
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If you’re worried about giving your secrets away, you can share your dots without connecting them.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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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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Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
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If we're free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running from it.
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Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
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In order to be found, you have to be findable.
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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.
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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.
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Don't worry about doing research. Just search.
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It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.
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Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.
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The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
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Art that only comes from the head isn't any good. Watch any good musician and you'll see what I mean.
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Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
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