Austin Kleon's "How To Steal Like An Artist"

This exceptionally useful blog post is from Austin Kleon's blog. I especially related to his advice, "Be boring." You can read the blog in it's entirety at: How to Steal like An Artist

HOW TO STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST (AND 9 OTHER THINGS NOBODY TOLD ME)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2011

Note: This is a slightly edited version of a talk I gave yesterday at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. It’s a simple list of 10 things I wish I’d heard when I was in college.

 

All advice is autobiographical.

It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past. This list is me talking to a previous version of myself.

Your mileage may vary.

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