When I was younger, I never really knew what this meant. I used to worry a lot about voice, wondering if I had my own. But now I realize that the onl… - Austin Kleon

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When I was younger, I never really knew what this meant. I used to worry a lot about voice, wondering if I had my own. But now I realize that the only way to find your voice is to use it.

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About Austin Kleon

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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¿Y ahora qué?”. Si te fijas en los artistas que han logrado desarrollar carreras que duren toda una vida, descubrirás el mismo patrón: todos ellos han sido capaces de perseverar, con independencia de éxitos y fracasos. El director de cine Woody Allen ha sacado una película al año durante más de 40 años porque nunca descansa: el día que termina de montar una película es el día que se pone a escribir el guion de la siguiente. Bob Pollard, el cantante y compositor del grupo Guided by Voices, dice que nunca sufre bloqueos creativos porque nunca deja de componer. Ernest Hemingway se detenía en mitad de una frase al final de su jornada de trabajo para así saber dónde y cómo continuar a la mañana siguiente. La cantante y compositora Joni Mitchell cuenta que el punto débil de su último proyecto es la pista para el siguiente.

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Job titles can mess you up. Job titles, if they’re taken too seriously, will make you feel like you need to work in a way that befits the title, not the way that fits the actual work. Job titles can also restrict the kinds of work that you feel like you can do. If you only consider yourself a “painter,” then what happens when you want to try out writing?

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