Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat with only 236 different … - Austin Kleon

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Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat with only 236 different words, so his editor bet him he couldn’t write a book with only 50 different words. Dr. Seuss came back and won the bet with Green Eggs and Ham, one of the bestselling children’s books of all time.

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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative · February 28, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.

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El escritor Wilson Mizner decía que si copiabas de un autor, era plagio, pero si copiabas de varios, era investigación.

Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.

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

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