Stare at a spot on the wall for as long as you can. I love ironing my shirts-it’s so boring, I almost always get good ideas. ▪ I get some of my best ideas when I’m bored, which is why I never take my shirts to the cleaners. ▪ Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use-do the work you want to see done. You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes. ▪ Don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. (For example, I get a lot of inspiration from other blogs + I copy the way they transition from paragraph to paragraph) Second, you have to figure out what to copy. ▪ First, you have to figure out who to copy. They, too, keep a swipe file of great ads that serve as templates.) (The most effective advertisers copy great, proven ads. Painters learn to paint by reproducing masterpieces. Musicians learn to play by practicing scales. ▪ We learn to write by copying down the alphabet. Don’t Wait Until You Know Who You Are to Get Started. It can be digital or analog-it doesn’t matter what form it takes, as long as it works.

It’s just what it sounds like-a file to keep track of the stuff you’ve swiped from others. Go deeper than anybody else-that’s how you’ll get ahead. ▪ You have to be curious about the world in which you live. ▪ Whether you’re in school or not, it’s always your job to get yourself an education. ▪ You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. ▪ You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. The book is written by bestselling author Austin Kleon, one of the most creative minds on the planet today. This is actually long overdue, but I wanted to share with you my highlights and notes about this excellent book. But then again, two people having the same experiences might have different insights. On the other hand, you’re right because everyone has a unique perspective.Įveryone has their own experiences. It could sometimes even feel like cheating. You’re wrong because everyone has the power to become creative it’s not that you’re “born creative or not.”īy learning to steal like an artist, you can become creative in your own right. If you’ve ever thought creativity is something you’re born with, you’re right, and you’re wrong. Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative.

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