“Creativity is just connecting things” – Steve Jobs
“Creativity is Everywhere & is for Everyone” – Austin Kleon
Introduction: A New York Times Bestseller, Steal Like an Artist – 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon is an inspiring guide to creativity. The Book is an Intelligent & Articulate Manifesto of 10 transformative principles about secrets of creativity & origin of good ideas that help readers rediscover their artistic side & build a more creative life.
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From times Immemorial, we are preached right from cradle that copying is wrong. We are told to be ourselves & make our art a unique expression of our Individuality, Self-Expression is the raison d’etre for an Artist. Stealing from
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He claims that an Artist is not a hoarder but a selective Collector. He advises the readers to be a part of the creative lineage by delving deep into the range of their favourite artists/writers/activists’/role models & maintain a morgue file where dead things can be reanimated in their works. [1] Some of the most successful people in History have suffered from secret fear that they are terrible at their job. Known as Imposter Syndrome, it is a phenomenon where successful people are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments & persistent fear of being exposed as frauds.
The old adage of fake it until you make it works perfectly. Pretending & Imitating confidence, competence, and an optimistic mind-set, a person can realize & vastly increase passion, enthusiasm, authenticity, comfort and confidence in their real life & facilitates imagination of the huge leap from where they are to where they aspire to