Austin Kleon Quotes

One thing I’ve learned in my brief career: It’s the side projects that really take off. By side projects I mean the stuff that you thought was just messing around. Stuff that’s just play. That’s actually the good stuff. That’s when the magic happens.

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

Today isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.

Todas las ideas que se nos ocurren cotidianamente, son por lo general una mezcla de ideas previas, experiencias personales, feedback que recibimos por parte de colegas, etc.

El mejor consejo no es que escribas lo que sabes, sino lo que te gusta. Escribe el tipo de historia que más te gusta, la historia que quieres leer. El mismo principio aplica para tu vida y para tu carrera profesional: cuando no sepas cuál es tu siguiente paso, sólo pregúntate: “¿Qué será una mejor historia?

Seeing yourself as part of a creative lineage will help you feel less alone as you start making your own stuff. I hang pictures of my favourite artists in my studio. They're like friendly ghosts. I can almost feel them pushing me forward as I'm hunched over my desk.

PRACTICA LA PROCRASTINACIÓN PRODUCTIVA

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

mental scrapbooks form our tastes, and our tastes influence our work.

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

But it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable. I think there’s an easy way of putting your work out there and making it discoverable while you’re focused on getting really good at what you do.

the only way to find your voice is to use it.

You got to make your case.” — Kanye West

Google everything. I mean everything. Google your dreams, Google your problems. Don’t ask a question before you Google it. You’ll either find the answer or you’ll come up with a better question.

To establish your own routine, you have to spend some time observing your days and your moods.