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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
Author
Musician
Visual Artist
Writer
Ohio
United States
Better
Nothing
Something
Amateurs
Contributing

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Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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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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Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.
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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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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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