Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)

by Austin Kleon

Because they have little to lose, amateurs are willing to try anything and share the results.

pay attention to what others are sharing, and then start taking note of what they’re not sharing. Be on the lookout for voids that you can fill with your own efforts,

“Once upon a time, there was _____. Every day, _____. One day, _____. Because of that, _____. Because of that, _____. Until finally, _____.”

George Orwell wrote: “Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful.”

You just have to be as generous as you can, but selfish enough to get your work done.

When you throw out old work, what you’re really doing is making room for new work.