Austin Kleon Quotes

By putting things out there, consistently, you can form a relationship with your customers.

El artista es un coleccionista, no un acumulador y claro que hay una diferencia: los acumuladores coleccionan indiscriminadamente, los artistas lo hacen selectivamente, solo coleccionan cosas que de verdad les gustan”.

There are some tricks to staying light and getting back to that childlike play state. The writer Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to a group of high school students and assigned them this homework: Write a poem and don’t show it to anybody. Tear it up into little pieces and throw them into the trash can. “You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow.” That, said Vonnegut, was the whole purpose of making art: “Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.

Me gustan las dos lecturas: debes vestirte para el trabajo que quieres, no para el trabajo que tienes y debes empezar a hacer el trabajo que quieres hacer.

Harold Ramis, the actor and director most famous to people of my generation for his role as Egon in the movie Ghostbusters, once laid out his rule for success: “Find the most talented person in the room, and if it’s not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. Try to be helpful.” Ramis was lucky: The most talented person in the room was his friend Bill Murray. If you ever find that you’re the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked.” — Steve Jobs If

No pongas excusas para no trabajar; haz cosas con el tiempo, espacio y materiales que tengas ahora.

When you get rid of old material, you push yourself further and come up with something better.

Qué copiar es un poco más difícil. No sólo te robes un estilo, róbate el pensamiento detrás de ese estilo. No quieres verte como tus héroes, quieres observar como ellos.

lo que nos hace interesantes no son sólo nuestras experiencias sino aquello que aún no hemos vivido. Lo mismo es verdad cuando creas: debes adoptar tus limitantes y seguir adelante.

"Fikirlerimizi nereden aldığımızı bilmeyiz. Bildiğimiz şey onları bilgisayarlarımızdan almadığımızdır." - John Cleese

When you find things you genuinely enjoy, don’t let anyone else make you feel bad about it.