I’ll often post something I loved making that took me forever and crickets chirp. I’ll post something else I think is sort of lame that took me no ef… - Austin Kleon

Whenever life gets overwhelming, go back to chapter one of this book and think about your days. Try your best to fill them in ways that get you a little closer to where you want to be. Go easy on yourself and take your time. Worry less about getting things done. Worry more about things worth doing. Worry less about being a great artist. Worry more about being a good human being who makes art. Worry less about making a mark. Worry more about leaving things better than you found them.

Don't just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don't want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.

When you teach someone how to do your work, you are, in effect, generating more interest in your work.