People always ask artists “Where do you get your ideas?” Only the honest ones will answer, “I steal them." Join this Thursday's Central Standard for a conversation about all the things no one ever told you about being creative.
Our guest @AustinKleon wrote the creative manifesto Steal Like an Artist that will change the way you think about originality.
It all began when he was asked to speak to a college class, and found himself writing out the 10 things he wished he’d heard when he was starting out:
- Steal like an artist.
- Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started.
- Write the book you want to read.
- Use your hands.
- Side projects and hobbies are important.
- The secret: do good work and share it with people.
- Geography is no longer our master.
- Be nice. (The world is a small town.)
- Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
- Creativity is subtraction.
We'll ask him to explain this more on our next program.
TELL US:
Who did you steal from when you started doing the thing you do? Do you agree that no idea is original? Call in during the show at 816-235-2888, or shoot us an e-mail.