When you look at the world this way, you stop worrying about what’s “good” and what’s “bad” — there’s only stuff worth stealing, and stuff that’s not… - Austin Kleon

the “lone genius” myth: An individual with superhuman talents appears out of nowhere at certain points in history, free of influences or precedent, with a direct connection to God or The Muse.

Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your
imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings,
photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture,
bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and
shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your
shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your
soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.

You have to find a place that feeds you — creatively, socially, spiritually, and literally.