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141 " All you need is a little space and a little time—a place to work, and some time to do it; a little self-imposed solitude and temporary captivity. "
― Austin Kleon , Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
142 " Surround yourself with books and objects that you love. Tape things up on the wall. Create your own world. "
143 " Don't throw any of yourself away. Don't worry about a grand scheme or unified vision for your work. Don't worry about unity--what unifies your work is the fact that you made it. One day you'll look back and it will all make sense. "
144 " You might be scared to start. That’s natural. There’s this very real thing that runs rampant in educated people. It’s called “impostor syndrome.” The clinical definition is a “psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.” It means that you feel like a phony, like you’re just winging it, that you really don’t have any idea what you’re doing. "
145 " Modern art = I could do that + Yeah, but you didn’t.” —Craig Damrauer "
146 " Google it. You’ll either find the answer or you’ll come up with a better question. "
147 " Think about what you have to share that could be of some value to people. Share a handy tip you've discovered while working. Or a link to an interesting article. Mentition a good book you're reading. "
148 " Relying on craft and routine is a lot less sexy than being an artistic genius. But it is an excellent strategy for not going insane.” —Christoph Niemann "
― Austin Kleon , Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
149 " Teaching people doesn’t subtract value from what you do, it actually adds to it. When you teach someone how to do your work, you are, in effect, generating more interest in your work. People feel closer to your work because you’re letting them in on what you know. "
― Austin Kleon , Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
150 " Your influences are all worth sharing because they clue people in to who you are and what you do—sometimes even more than your own work. "
151 " Inertia is the death of creativity "
― Austin Kleon
152 " Always be reading. Go to the library. There's magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibiliographies. It's not the book you start with, it's the book that book leads you to. "
153 " Writing a page each day doesn’t seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel. "
154 " Don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes. "
155 " Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self.” —Yohji Yamamoto "
156 " Imitation is about copying. Emulation is when imitation goes one step further, breaking through into your own thing. "
157 " Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked.” —Steve Jobs "
158 " Whenever you're at a loss for what move to make next, just ask yourself, "What would make a betterstory? "
159 " If you ask yourself 'What's the best thing that happened today?' It actually forces a certain kind of cheerful retrospection that pulls up from the recent past things to write about that you wouldn't otherwise think about. "
160 " Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want—that just kills creativity.” —Jack White "