Austin Kleon Quotes

Si te preguntas: ‘¿Qué es lo mejor que te ha pasado hoy?’, de hecho provocas en tu mente una retrospección alegre que se alimenta de acontecimientos recientes que de otra forma nunca recordarías. Si te preguntas: ‘¿Qué pasó hoy?’, es probable que recuerdes la peor cosa, porque tuviste que lidiar con eso -tuviste que correr a algún lado, o discutir con alguien-y eso será lo que recuerdes. Pero si te preguntas qué fue lo mejor, será un recuerdo agradable, una expresión poco

Think about your favourite work and your creative heroes. What did they miss? What didn't they make? What could've been made better? If they were still alive, what would they be making today? If all your favourite makers got together and collaborated, what would they make with you leading the crew?

You have to be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else — that’s how you’ll get ahead.

Once a day, after you’ve done your day’s work, go back to your documentation and find one little piece of your process that you can share.

Above all, recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck — and with luck comes obligation. You owe a debt, and not just to your gods. You owe a debt to the unlucky

You just have to be as generous as you can, but selfish enough to get your work done.

What’s clear is that it’s healthiest if we make a daily appointment to disconnect from the world so that we can connect with ourselves.

We’re always being told find your voice. When I was younger, I never really knew what this meant. I used to worry a lot about voice, wondering if I had my own. But now I realize that 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.

Mediocrity is, however, still on the spectrum; you can move from mediocre to good in increments. The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.

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 and gawk in awe at their achievements.

Share something small every day.

Life is an art, not a science. Your mileage may vary. Take what you need and leave the rest.

Film critic Tommy Edison, who’s been blind since birth, takes photos of his day-to-day life and posts them to Instagram under @blindfilmcritic. He’s followed by more than 30,000 people!

You should be able to explain your work to a kindergartner, a senior citizen, and everybody in between. Of course, you always need to keep your audience in mind: The way you explain your work to your buddies at the bar is not the way you explain your work to your mother.

Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.