Brian Munroe's Key Ideas from Steal Like an Artist
by Austin Kleon
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The 10 Things:
- Steal like an artist
- Don't wait until you know who you are to get started
- Write the book you want to read
- Use your hands
- Side projects and hobbies are important
- The secret: Do good work and share it with people
- Geography is no longer our master
- Be nice
- Be boring
- Creativity is subtraction
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How to look at the World (Like an Artist)
Every artist gets asked the question.
"Where do you get your ideas?"
The honest artist answers,
"I steal them."
Look at all that is around you. Steal the ideas as they flow into your brain.
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Nothing is Original
Nine out of ten times when people call something "original" they just don't know the reference or original source that sparked the idea.
"There is nothing new under the sun." Ecclesiastes 1:9
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Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one is listening, everything must be said again.
ANDRE GIDE
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Go Make Stuff
Take your ideas and run❗️
Paint the painting you want to paint
Play the music you want to play
Write the books you want others to read
Create the products others will love
Take your ideas and just run with them❗️
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Make Space for your Best Work
Create two spaces: Digital (we all have those) and Analog
Your Analog Station:
- markers
- stickie notes
- scissors
- tape
- paper
- keep all digital products away and just create
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"The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life."
JESSICA HISCHE
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Practice Productive Procrastination
Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
Some of the best ideas come from a place of boring.
Multiple projects happening at the same time allow you to bounce back and forth between them in the event things get boring with one.
Move to another, and then another, and then back again.
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Not so Secret Formula
Do good work and share it with people.
Wonder at something, then invite others to come and wonder with you.
When you open up your process and invite others in, you learn. Learn from their comments and reactions.
Find inspiration from others.
Personal Note: I took a lot of my painting inspiration from Bob Ross, just like the author Austin Kleon did.
Everyone loves "Happy little trees."
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Stand Next to the Talent
Want to learn from the best❓
Stand next to them, watch, listen, absorb.
You Will Need:
- Curiosity
- Kindness
- Stamina
- A willingness to look stupid
If you ever find yourself in the situation where you are the most talented person in the room, leave the room and find a new one.
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Go Make Something Special
Avoid the desire to correct all the stupid mistakes you find out there.
Focus on making something special over picking fights online.
Waste not your energy on the stupid, the incorrect, or the ignorant.
Resist the dopamine hit that comes with being right or judging.
Focus on your own mastery.
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Take Care of Yourself
Want to continue to be a well of inspiration❓
Take care of yourself.
Eat the right foods.
Drink plenty of water.
Exercise and move.
Get proper regenerative sleep.
Read the right books and listen to the right music.
Your body is your number one asset. Protect it, treat it right.
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Create a Praise File
Give yourself the honor of creating and maintaining a praise file.
Fill it with all the positive reactions you receive.
Emails. News articles. Blog posts. Podcasts. Text messages.
Review these during those times of doubt.
These are reminders of your greatness. Your impact on others.
When the negative self talk, or ability questioning in your head begins - STOP, consult the praise file.
Remember who you are❗️
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"Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want - that just kills creativity."
JACK WHITE
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True Artistry Comes from what is Left Out
The right constraints can lead to your very best work.
Limitations can draw out our creativity.
Create with what you have.
Make a movie using only your iPhone.
Paint with only 3 colors.
Start a business with absolutely no money.
Don't wait until you have it all to get started. Start with what you have and simply move.
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CURATOR'S NOTE
"10 things nobody told you about being creative."
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