Steal Like an Artist demystifies creativity by arguing that originality comes from remixing influences, offering ten practical principles through anecdotes, quotes, and exercises.
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Steal Like an Artist demystifies creativity by arguing that originality comes from remixing influences, offering ten practical principles through anecdotes, quotes, and exercises.
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When asked to talk to students at Broome Community College in upstate New York in the spring of 2011, Austin Kleon wrote a simple list often things he wished he'd heard when he was their age: 'Steal like an artist; Don't wait until you know who you are to start making things; Write the book you want to read; Use your hands; Side projects are important; Do good work and put it where people can see it; Geography is no longer our master; Be nice (the world is a small town.); Be boring (it's the onl...
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