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 […]
The title says all you need to know about this book… You may not know it, but you are a badass. This book will guide you through the reasons why you are, and how you can harness the power it brings. Ultimately leading you to the mother load of self confidence. Below are 11 points […]
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 […]
As you know, my no.1 piece of advice is to learn, relentlessly. If you don’t learn something, you could possible get inspiration. But, I’ll be honest, I’m not the biggest reader, and tend to get distracted easily. Although I may pick up books, I find it difficult to continue reading consistently for any major periods. […]
When I first started looking at productivity in more detail, and looking for books to read (or in my case listen to), the one that kept on popping up was Atomic habits by James Clear. So I downloaded it on my phone, plugged in my headphones and picked up my pencil to make some notes. […]