Austin Kleon - Show Your Work! (2014)

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You can't be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

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Show your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention to them, because they'll have a lot to show you.

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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.

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Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.

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The people who get what they're after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.

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Don't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine.

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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.

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It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist.

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The only way to find your voice is to use it. It's hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

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Dig into almost every overnight success story and you'll find about a decade's worth of hard work and perseverance.

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