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You're ready. Start making stuff.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
Author
Musician
Visual Artist
Writer
Ohio
United States
Ready
Start
Making
Stuff

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It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.
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You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
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In order to be found, you have to be findable.
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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.
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Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
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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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Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.
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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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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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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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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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When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.
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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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Do good work and share it with people.
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Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.
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You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
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Inertia is the death of creativity
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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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