Austin Kleon | Substack

chew on one thinker—writer, artist, activist, role model—you really love.

It’s always good practice to give a shout-out to the people who’ve helped you stumble onto good work and also leave a bread-crumb trail that people you’re sharing with can follow back to the sources of your inspiration.

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Play is the work of the child and it is also the work of the artist.

Artist Austin Kleon says, “You’re often most creative when you’re the least productive.”

Traditionally, the artist has been trained to regard her creative process as something that should be kept to herself.