Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered in Ask Austin Kleon

Mar 04, 2014 Lihi Haim rated it really liked it

Shelves: creativity

A unique view on showing your work via internet / social media. Brings the power to YOUR hands. Made me jump out my seat with new ideas. Chapter 10: great advice but doesn’t belong here.

Important book. Austin is exploring the issue of showing your work through internet, and particularly social media. An issue that is being discussed endlessly in many blogs and books (of which I’ve read many).
But there is something different and unique about his discussion. In his own way, he’s coming at the su A unique view on showing your work via internet / social media. Brings the power to YOUR hands. Made me jump out my seat with new ideas. Chapter 10: great advice but doesn’t belong here.

Important book. Austin is exploring the issue of showing your work through internet, and particularly social media. An issue that is being discussed endlessly in many blogs and books (of which I’ve read many).
But there is something different and unique about his discussion. In his own way, he’s coming at the subject from new angles. His way resonates with me much more than others. There’s actually no comparing at all.
Austin’s approach makes me leave my hesitations behind and act, by convincing me that making mistakes is ok, as long as I make something. He then proceeds to frame those possible mistakes in manageable ways of thinking.
He gives me the simple and pure feeling that there is an abundance of possibilities, and I can deep into them. that it’s actually no big deal to deep into them.
Austin has a way of showing what to do and how to do it, without a boring To-do list. Through examples, inspiring quotes, and his own experience, he is SHOWING us, but not telling us. He is bringing it all down to earth, and very convincingly.
Some examples to the uniqueness of the book: It’s giving good advice about the need to compromise between perfectionism and neglecting quality or over-sharing. I find that very useful advice as I engage in social media everyday-sharing.
The atmosphere in this book brings the power to YOUR hands:
“Don’t think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine. Online, you can become the person you really want to be.”

For me personally, this book has been a real creative thinking teaser. In direct ways, and some indirect ones, it made me jump out my seat with new ideas, or sometimes, a new angle of an idea I was already working on, and feeling stuck.

Coming to the end of the book, though, I seem to be running into problems with chapter 10: “Stick around”. Mostly, I don’t think this chapter belongs in this book, because mostly it’s not about “SHOW your work” but about DO your work. It gives fantastic advice, but I think it belongs in a separate book.
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Mar 06, 2022 Pradhumn rated it it was amazing

If you've been feeling stuck, haven't been able to start any creative work that you've been meaning to do for a while, this book will clean all the sludge straight off your head.

It'll help you set aside your fears, insecurities, doubts, and overthinking, leaving you with practical tips to just start putting your work out there!

Just the shift in perspective you need to beat that imposter syndrome and create things that matter. ...more

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Mar 19, 2014 Allison Janezic rated it it was amazing

This is an absolutely must read book for anyone. Especially artists of any kind. It focuses on getting your work noticed, how to achieve success in networking and helps drive the creative process. It is a great follow up to his book "Steal Like An Artist" and shows how you can help keep the creative process alive not only in your work but daily life. I absolutely love this book. It is not long and you will find yourself marking pages for future reference. ...more

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Mar 13, 2014 Esteban rated it really liked it

This is a very friendly book. Easy to read and very stimulating. It has some great tips, some of them truly original, some other most known, and both hit the target.

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