You don’t get to pick your family, but you can pick your teachers and you can pick your friends and you can pick the music you listen to and you can pick the books you read and you can pick the movies you see. You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences. The German writer Goethe said, "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
Austin KleonNothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
Austin KleonNothing is original. It says it right there in the Bible. Ecclesiastes:
That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of previous ideas.
The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.
Austin KleonStichwörter: truth
If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.
Austin KleonStichwörter: talent creativity learn gigo
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.
Austin KleonStichwörter: art writing creativity creative-work
The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best—write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career:
Austin KleonCreative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
Austin KleonEnjoy your obscurity while it lasts.
Austin KleonEvery new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.
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