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Books I've been reading

Book: Steal Like An Artist


Author: Austin Kleon


This book is really good. It talks about how creativity works. Most people assume that creativity is based on someone's talents or abilities that we are born with. That is part of it. However, this book goes into great detail about some of the most creative people and how they create. How do they do it? You get guessed it, they steal. They don’t plagiarize. They steal. The book goes into detail regarding the difference. They take the ideas and thoughts of the people they admire the most and they channel their creativity through that. I have had experience with this. Whenever I listened to poetry I used that to write my own spoken word. I was able to do that in front of a room full of people. It was successful. But if anyone ever asked me where I got it from I would have to say it wasn’t just me. I leaned heavily on the way poets and rappers paced themselves.


It wasn’t until i read this book that I realized I have been doing this already. I tend to look for inspiration to write articles or to write poetry. It's what we all have in common. My chemical romance is a band that i like. They started making music because the lead singer witnessed the 9/11 attacks. Anything that happens can be an inspiration to start something that could really affect the world. This book really opened my eyes to make me feel like an equal in a pool full of amazing creators. It helped me to see that it's not a supernatural ability to create things. It made me feel like I didn't have to become a guru to start creating. I just needed to start.


I would recommend this book to anyone even if you were not trying to be creative. This is a good book that talks about critical thinking on a very simple basis. It occurred to me that creativity is a simple problem we all faced. It doesn’t have to be this scary process to make something your own. We are all capable of creating something beautiful. The beauty of creativity is in the differences. However, if we never create something because it's not like everyone else that makes a lot of money or fame then we steal from ourselves instead of stealing like an artist. Let me know your thoughts on the book and enjoy.



Favorite quote:


Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.


- Andre Gide

French Writer




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