Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing. — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“That’s why it’s important to get things in front of others and see how they react.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work you want to… — Austin Kleon Dress Copy Share Image
“Your job is to collect good ideas. The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced… — Austin Kleon Good ideas Copy Share Image
“Whenever you're at a loss for what move to make next, just ask yourself, "What would make a betterstory?” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
The biggest task in the morning is to try to keep my headspace from being invaded by the outside world. — Austin Kleon Morning Copy Share Image
Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities. — Austin Kleon Ideas Copy Share Image
“Complain about the way other people make software by making software.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“You can’t count on success; you can only leave open the possibility for it, and be ready to jump on and take… — Austin Kleon Possibility Copy Share Image
There's a balance between what you want to give the world and what it needs. If you're lucky, your work is in… — Austin Kleon Balance Copy Share Image
“You should wonder at the things nobody else is wondering about. If everybody's wondering about apples, go wonder about oranges.” — Austin Kleon Curiosity Copy Share Image
“The golden rule is even more golden in our hyperconnected world. An important lesson to learn: If you talk about someone on… — Austin Kleon Golden rule Copy Share Image
“If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything… — Austin Kleon Art Copy Share Image
Find the most talented person in the room, and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him.… — Austin Kleon Hanging out Copy Share Image
School is one thing. Education is another. The two don’t always overlap. Whether you’re in school or not, it’s always your job… — Austin Kleon Education Copy Share Image
“When you get rid of old material, you push yourself further and come up with something better. When you throw out old… — Austin Kleon Push yourself Copy Share Image
“Always be reading. Go to the library. There’s magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibliographies. It’s… — Austin Kleon Book Copy Share Image
“Don’t worry, for now, about how you’ll make money or a career off it. Forget about being an expert or a professional,… — Austin Kleon Amateurism Copy Share Image
“There isn’t a move that’s a new move.” The basketball star Kobe Bryant has admitted that all of his moves on the… — Austin Kleon Football Copy Share Image
There’s an economic theory out there that if you take the incomes of your five closest friends and average them, the resulting… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“If you believe in the lone genius myth, creativity is an antisocial act, performed by only a few great figures — mostly… — Austin Kleon Creativity 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… — Austin Kleon Art making Copy Share Image
“you want attention only after you’re doing really good work. There’s no pressure when you’re unknown. You can do what you want.… — Austin Kleon Attention Copy Share Image
“Good” can be a stifling word, a word that makes you hesitate and stare at a blank page and second-guess yourself and… — Austin Kleon Art Copy Share Image
“Google it. You’ll either find the answer or you’ll come up with a better question.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past. — Austin Kleon Advice Copy Share Image
“In fact, sharing your process might actually be most valuable if the products of your work aren’t easily shared,” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable.” — 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 Computers Copy Share Image
“The computer brings out the uptight perfectionist in us- we start editing ideas before we have them.” — Austin Kleon Austin-kleon Copy Share Image
“Find the most talented person in the room, and if it’s not you, go stand next to him.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“You have to find a place that feeds you—creatively, socially, spiritually, and literally. Even” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
There's an intuition learned through our work. Teaching others doesn't mean they can just go out and replicate it. — Austin Kleon Education Copy Share Image
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas. — Austin Kleon Ideas Copy Share Image
The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. — Austin Kleon Advice Copy Share Image
“In O’Brien’s words, “It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.” — Austin Kleon Failure Copy Share Image
Art that only comes from the head isn't any good. Watch any good musician and you'll see what I mean. — Austin Kleon Art Copy Share Image
“Step 1: Wonder at something. Step 2: Invite others to wonder with you. You should wonder at the things nobody else is wondering about.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The world is changing at such a rapid rate that it’s turning us all into amateurs. Even for professionals, the best way… — 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… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
