Austin Kleon Quotes

Todo lo que necesita decirse ya se ha dicho. Pero, como nadie estaba escuchando, todo tiene que decirse de nuevo.

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.” — Kenneth Goldsmith “Stock

Complain about the way other people make software by making software.

There’s an economic theory out there that if you take the incomes of your five closest friends and average them, the resulting number will be pretty close to your own income.

What are you working on?” Stick to that question and you’ll be good. Don’t show your lunch or your latte; show your work.

in this day and age, if your work isn’t online, it doesn’t exist. We all have the opportunity to use our voices, to have our say, but so many of us are wasting it. If you want people to know about what you do and the things you care about, you have to share.

Some days you just have to get rid of as best as you can.

There’s an intuition that you only gain through the repetition of practice.

the only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

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 posts and the tweets. It’s the stream of daily and sub-daily updates that remind people you exist. Stock is the durable stuff. It’s the content you produce that’s as interesting in two months (or two years) as it is today. It’s what people discover via search. It’s what spreads slowly but surely, building fans over time.” Sloan says the magic formula is to maintain your flow while working on your stock in the background.

If you want fans, you have to be a fan first. If you want to be accepted by a community, you have to first be a good citizen of that community.

Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.

caffeine nap”: Drink a cup of coffee or tea, lie down for fifteen minutes, and get back to work when the caffeine has kicked in.

Every artist gets asked the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” The honest artist answers, “I steal them.

You can’t count on success; you can only leave open the possibility for it, and be ready to jump on and take the ride when it comes for you.