Steal reinventions.
Nothing was ever original.
1.“All creative work builds on what came before. It is right
there in the bible “there is nothing new under the sun.”, (Ecclesiastes 1:9)”
2.“Garbage in, Garbage out. Hoarders collect indiscriminately,
artists collect selectively. They only collect things they Love.”
3.“Start copying not plagiarising. Plagiarism is trying to
pass someone else’s work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering.
It’s like a mechanic taking down the car to see how it works. The human hand is
incapable of making a perfect copy.”
4.“Side projects and hobbies are important.”
5.“Write the book you want to read and write what you like.”
6.“Don’t throw any of yourself away. Keep all your passions.”
7.“Be nice. The world is a small town.”
My top seven guides to building a creative life.
The author Austin Kleon is an inspiring artist who shows
that artists and creative are human too and need to follow certain guidelines
in order to survive and be sane.
The influence the book has had on me is to come out of the
little shell I always hide myself in, not to doubt my strengths and abilities
and to challenge myself and maybe I will realise my unknown passions. Reading
the book during assignments in my creative development module has boosted my mind
to open up a third eye and see things differently. I learnt new ways to improve
my thinking in creativity. I now venture into my hobbies and they are becoming
stronger, though I don’t shut down my other passions as life is not as short as
it seems. I am permanently deaf and dumb to negativity though my ears are never
shut to the man upstairs.
The book is the easiest to read because it goes straight to
the point. Pick your favourite top guide lines to creativity… http://austinkleon.com/steal/
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