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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
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When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.
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You're ready. Start making stuff.
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Your brain gets too comfortable in your everyday surroundings. You need to make it uncomfortable. You need to spend some time in another land, among people that do things differently than you. Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
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Become a documentarian of what you do.
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Eat breakfast. Do some push-ups. Go for long walks. Get plenty of sleep.
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There’s an economic theory out there that if you take the incomes of your five closest friends and average them, the resulting number will be pretty close to your own income. I think the same thing is true of idea incomes. You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.
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Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
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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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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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The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
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You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
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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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The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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Do good work and share it with people.
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Inertia is the death of creativity
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It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.
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Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
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