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And I could add, whenever we talk, we're always telling stories. Why do we write or make art or pursue creativity of any sort? The answer? To be more ourselves, to show who we are, to make a connection, to find our tribe. When you feel like you’ve learned everything there is to learn from what you’re doing, it’s time to change course. Find something new to learn so that you can move forward. Embrace the spirit of the amateur. Y ou can’t be content with mastery in one area, you need to push yourself to become a student again. It’s like when comedians throw away their old sets: “when you get rid of old material, you push yourself further and come up with something better. When you throw out old work, what you’re really doing is making room for new work. You have to have to courage to get rid of work and rethink things completely”. The thing is, you’re not really starting over. You can never really start over, because w hilst you may clear out old things, you’re still a different person thanks to all of the things you done and learnt along the way. Building off of his first book, Kleon encourages the artist, writer, or anyone creative to dig a bit deeper to reach their audience. He teaches you how to introduce yourself at a party, how not to be human spam, to tell good stories, to share something small everyday, to build a mailing list. But then there are good life lessons like stepping away from what you are doing, or starting over, teach what you know, think process not product, and so much more. C.S Lewis said: “it often happens that two schoolboys can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than a teacher can… the Fellow-Pupil can help more than the master because he knows less. The difficulty we want him to explain is one he has only recently met. The expert met it so long ago he has forgotten”. Often, rather than turning to a master or a guru or already made the slog through to the other side, the better person to learn from is the person who is next to you in the trenches. Moreover, usually the BEST person to learn from is yourself. By getting out there and doing something, you’ll learn things about yourself and you’ll make mistakes that mean you’ll be better next time. This is a no-holds-barred approach to hanging tight with the mindset and habits we all need for an inspired life. A long line of creatives, like John Waters, Ralph Waldo Emerson, C.S. Lewis, and Wendell Berry, are quoted here, and if these alone don’t move you along, any of the practices in this sweet little book surely will. Perfect for gifting.”
The problems faced by someone just starting out are very different to the problems of someone who is already making progress on their mediocre-good spectrum, and these people are much different from people who are already good. Who you decide to learn from and who you look up to should vary as you make your way through the journey. Teaching people doesn’t subtract value from what you do, it actually adds to it. When you teach someone how to do your work, you are, in effect, generating more interest in your work. People feel closer to your work because you’re letting them in on what you know. 7. Don’t turn into human spam. The author shares two different ideas about networking and connecting with a community in this book. In one part, he is saying to work hard and put the best content online; then, the right people will come to you to connect with you. In another part of this book, he says, Rutina, en eso consiste la mayoría de nuestros días. Ya sabes, levantarse, trabajar, comer, trabajar, cenar y dormir. Pero también nos aporta estabilidad. Seguridad. Después de todo, la rutina no es más que más de lo mismo pero con la oportunidad de hacerlo diferente. Es como si tuvieras la oportunidad de revivir un mismo día múltiples veces, hasta convertirlo en algo mágico. Único. Y eso no es otra cosa que arte.⠀ Like Steal, Show is timeless; readers can return to it repeatedly throughout life and still glean useful ideas and tips. It’s a mistake to think this is aimed at young, artsy people, because anyone starting out (or starting over)… will find upbeat encouragement here.”After the runaway success of ‘Steal Like an Artist’, Kleon was always asked the same questions: how do you show your work? how do I actually get my stuff out there? how do i get found? how do i get an audience for my work? Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.” The key takeaway from this chapter is you’re not worth following unless there is something to follow. By not showing the process other humans only see the end result missing out on so much of the process of arriving at that end result.
Start reading the obituaries every morning. Take inspiration from the people who muddled through life before you—they all started out as amateurs, and they got where they were going by making do with what they were given, and having the guts to put themselves out there. Follow their example.” Third act: the future. Where you’re going, and how exactly the person you’re pitching can help you get there Take people behind the scenes – The finished product model of creativity is a relic of the pre-digital era. Where the only way artists could find an audience for their work was to show the finished product in all its glory. The internet has changed this. People really do want to see how the sausage gets made. Audiences want to see the person behind the product. Whatever the nature of your work, there is an art to what you do, and there are people who would be interested in that art, if only you presented it to them in the right way.”
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