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Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
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The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
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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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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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Marriage is two people in love standing in the same bathroom
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It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.
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We're always being told 'find your voice.' When I was younger, I never really knew what this meant. I used to worry a lot about voice, wondering if I had my own. But now I realize that 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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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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Do good work and share it with people.
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Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
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Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
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Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
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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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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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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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Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
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So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.
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Every artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'
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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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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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Don't worry about doing research. Just search.
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