What to copy is a little bit trickier. Don’t just steal the… - Austin Kleon

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What to copy is a little bit trickier. Don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.

Austin Kleon

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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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What to copy is a little bit trickier. Don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style.

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Todo lo que necesita decirse ya se ha dicho. Pero, como nadie estaba escuchando, todo tiene que decirse de nuevo.

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