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Austin Kleon
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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
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You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
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Inertia is the death of creativity
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Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.
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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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Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
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Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
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Do good work and share it with people.
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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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If you’re worried about giving your secrets away, you can share your dots without connecting them.
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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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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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In order to be found, you have to be findable.
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You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
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When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.
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Copying is about reverse-engineering.
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The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
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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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