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Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon

How to keep going

10 ways to stay creative in chaotic times

Mar 27, 2018

How to keep going

Mar 27, 2018

Austin Kleon

The tools matter, the tools don’t matter

Though you might not think it from the comic, I’m actually sympathetic to questions about tools and process, as I myself am a kind of…

Mar 2, 2018

The tools matter, the tools don’t matter

Mar 2, 2018

Austin Kleon

3 reasons I keep a diary

1. It helps me pay attention to my life.

Mar 2, 2018

3 reasons I keep a diary

Mar 2, 2018

Austin Kleon

The importance of revisiting notebooks

I’ve kept a notebook for 20 years, but the triumph of my year has been, for the first time, keeping not just a logbook, but a daily diary…

Dec 21, 2017

The importance of revisiting notebooks

Dec 21, 2017

Austin Kleon

The Pram in the Hall

“I have not been a good father,” admitted John Banville in a recent interview. “I don’t think any writer is.” He went on to talk about how…

Oct 28, 2016

The Pram in the Hall

Oct 28, 2016

Austin Kleon

Seasons

After being a nun in Los Angeles for 30 years, Corita Kent moved to Boston to live quietly and make art. Her apartment had a big bay window…

Aug 12, 2016

Seasons

Aug 12, 2016

Austin Kleon

How to support an artist you love

Often when browsing a blog or Instagram account of one of my favorite writers or artists, I’ll be struck by how entitled some of the fan…

Aug 3, 2016

How to support an artist you love

Aug 3, 2016

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NewCo Shift

“Find a new city.”

There’s a very romantic American story that I love, that lots of artists who are young and starting out love, too, and it goes like this…

Jul 30, 2016

“Find a new city.”

Jul 30, 2016

Austin Kleon

Finding your bliss station

It’s felt impossible lately not to be distracted and despondent. I’m trying to spend as much time at my bliss station as I can.

Jul 22, 2016

Finding your bliss station

Jul 22, 2016

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Life lessons from the movies

Children are velociraptors

The Jurassic Park Guide To Parenting

Jul 7, 2016

Children are velociraptors

Jul 7, 2016

Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon

Author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and other books. I make art with words and books with pictures: http://austinkleon.com

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