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Copying is about reverse-engineering.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
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Musician
Visual Artist
Writer
Ohio
United States
Copying
Engineering
Reverse

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You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.
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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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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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Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.
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Become a documentarian of what you do.
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You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
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Eat breakfast. Do some push-ups. Go for long walks. Get plenty of sleep.
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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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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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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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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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Every artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
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Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.
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Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.
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Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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Don't worry about doing research. Just search.
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