As you should know by now, I am a huge fan of Austin Kleon and his books. So, it won’t come as a surprise to you that I picked up the third of his trilogy; Steal like an artist. Again, this book is a great place to turn to when you’re looking for inspiration. Because […]
Previously, Austin Kleon taught us to ‘Show Your work!‘ but this time he is helping us to ‘Keep Going.’ As we know, it’s one thing to start getting your work out there, but that is only half the battle. We need to keep posting/publishing so we can keep learning, keep improving and increasing the chances […]
This question really hit me last night. By being productive, are we removing some of the stimulus for our creativity? I was reading Austin Kleon’s book ‘Keep Going‘ and he talks about how productivity and creativity are often at odds with one another. I’ve never really thought about it, but it kind of makes sense. […]
Ahh, the age old question; quality or quantity… Obviously we’re talking about creating online content in this context. What should we do, churn something out every day? Or are we better to focus our entire week/month on one item? Personally, I am focussing on a high quantity of material (YouTube and written articles). That said, […]
I think most people have always wanted to be creative in some way, whether it is painting, sewing, building etc. And pretty much everything I have turned my hand to over the last 20 years has not worked out that well (but not to say it has been atrocious either). But I think I communicate […]
I’ve spent the last couple of days going through an introspective review of how 2021 is going so far, and where else I want to go. A few friends and family have become aware of my ramblings and YouTube videos through social media, although I haven’t largely shared too much on my own personal channels. […]
Like many other people I know, while there is a drive to be creative, there is a strong undercurrent of anticipation of actually putting it out there to be judged by the whole word. Luckily this book by Austin Kleon has given me a number of tools to employ to overcome this nervousness. The fist […]
The following quote from Austin Kleon has become a real point of inspiration for me. It’s not longer enough to create content, we need to document our journey to entertain and guide people along the way. When a painter talks about her “work,” she could be talking about two different things: There’s the artwork, the […]