Instead, chew on one thinker — writer, artist, activist, ro… - Austin Kleon

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Instead, chew on one thinker — writer, artist, activist, role model — you really love. Study everything there is to know about that thinker. Then find three people that thinker loved, and find out everything about them. Repeat this as many times as you can. Climb up the tree as far as you can go. Once you build your tree, it’s time to start your own branch.

Austin Kleon

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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