“If you believe in the lone genius myth, creativity is an antisocial act, performed by only a few great figures — mostly dead men with names like Mozart, Einstein, or Picasso. The rest of us are left to stand around… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“the “lone genius” myth: An individual with superhuman talents appears out of nowhere at certain points in history, free of influences or precedent, with a direct connection to God or The Muse.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The thing is, you can cut off a couple passions and only focus on one, but after a while, you’ll start to feel phantom… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
Don't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine. — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“We want you to take from us. We want you, at first, to steal from us, because you can’t steal. You will take what… — austin kleon Copy Share Image
“If you want fans, you have to be a fan first. If you want to be accepted by a community, you have to first… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Social media sites are the perfect place to share daily updates. Don’t worry about being on every platform; pick and choose based on what… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Writing a page a day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist. — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Don't wait until you know who you are to get started. If I'd waited to know who I was or what I was about… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
Your brain gets too comfortable in your everyday surroundings. You need to make it uncomfortable. You need to spend some time in another land,… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something “original,” nine out of ten times they just don’t know the references or… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Stock and flow” is an economic concept that writer Robin Sloan has adapted into a metaphor for media: “Flow is the feed. It’s the… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
