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… - Austin Kleon

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.

Always be reading. Go to the library. There’s magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibliographies. It’s not the book you start with, it’s the book that book leads you to. Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.” Don’t worry about doing research. Just search.

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.

Always be reading. Go to the library. There's magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibiliographies. It's not the book you start with, it's the book that book leads you to.

Google it. You’ll either find the answer or you’ll come up with a better question.

Don’t worry about doing research. Just search.

Nothing is more important than an unread library.” Don’t worry about doing research. Just search.

Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.

Always be reading. Go to the library. There's magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibliographies. It's not the book you start with, it's the book that book leads you to.

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.

Don’t ask a question before you Google it. You’ll either find the answer or you’ll come up with a better question.

You have to be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up.

It’s for this reason that I read the obituaries every morning. Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.

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

As my friend Hugh MacLeod says, “The best way to get approval is to not need it.