But don’t just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style.

Start copying: No one is born with a style or voice.

You have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have to start doing the work you want to be doing.

Fake it until you make it: Pretend to be making something until you are actually making something.

If you are afraid to start, take courage in the fact that no one knows exactly what they are doing.

Make things, know thyself: It is in making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are.

Idea 2: Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started Each time you see something worth stealing, put it in the swipe file.

Keep a swipe file - a file to keep track of the things you swipe from others. Save your thefts for later: Get used to jotting down your thoughts and observations.

School yourself: You are responsible for your own education.

Find three people the artist loves and learn about them. Instead, pick an artist you love and study all there is to know about them.

Climb your own family tree: Don’t try to devour the history of your discipline all at once.

The more ideas you have, the more options you have to be influenced by.

Garbage in, garbage out: Your job as a creative is to collect good ideas.

You are the sum of what you choose to let into your life. This is because you are a remix of your father, mother, and all your ancestors. But the sum of you is bigger than their parts. You are a product of your father and mother.

The genealogy of ideas (1 + 1 = 3): Every new idea is just a remix of one or more previous ideas.

Nothing is original: If you think something is original, it’s only because you haven’t found the original sources.

Ready? Here we go: Idea 1: Steal like an artist And because I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, I created a summary of the 10 key ideas in the book. In my opinion, this book is a must-read for every creative (not just artists). But since no one was listening, everything must be said again” “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. In this book, the author urges creatives to ditch the notion of generating ideas from nothing and instead find good ideas to build upon. If you’ve ever thought you needed permission to steal ideas, Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon is your permission slip.

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