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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Paperback – Illustrated, April 2, 2019
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In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers, Austin Kleon gave readers the keys to unlock their creativity and showed them how to become known. Now he offers his most inspiring work yet, with ten simple rules for how to stay creative, focused, and true to yourself—for life.
The creative life is not a linear journey to a finish line, it’s a loop—so find a daily routine, because today is the only day that matters. Disconnect from the world to connect with yourself—sometimes you just have to switch into airplane mode. Keep Going celebrates getting outdoors and taking a walk (as director Ingmar Bergman told his daughter, ”The demons hate fresh air”). Pay attention, and especially pay attention to what you pay attention to. Worry less about getting things done, and more about the worth of what you’re doing. Instead of focusing on making your mark, work to leave things better than you found them.
Keep Going and its timeless, practical, and ethical principles are for anyone trying to sustain a meaningful and productive life.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWorkman Publishing Company
- Publication dateApril 2, 2019
- Dimensions6 x 0.63 x 6 inches
- ISBN-101523506644
- ISBN-13978-1523506644
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The truly prolific artists I know always have that question answered, because they have figured out a daily practice—a repeatable way of working that insulates them from success, failure, and the chaos of the outside world.1,879 Kindle readers highlighted thisPopular highlight
Leonardo da Vinci made “to-learn” lists. He’d get up in the morning and write down everything he wanted to learn that day.1,626 Kindle readers highlighted thisPopular highlight
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More from Austin Kleon | A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side. | A follow-up to the bestselling Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—getting known. Filled with illustrations, quotes, and stories, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules. |
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“Anyone living any sort of creative life needs this pep talk on their bookshelf.”—BookPage
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“Brilliant.” —New York Magazine
“Positively one of the most interesting people on the Internet.” —The Atlantic
About the Author
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. He’s also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting the newspaper with a permanent marker. His books have been translated into dozens of languages and have sold over a million copies worldwide. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and sons. Visit him online at www.austinkleon.com.
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- Publisher : Workman Publishing Company; Illustrated edition (April 2, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1523506644
- ISBN-13 : 978-1523506644
- Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.63 x 6 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #28,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #87 in Creativity (Books)
- #230 in Entrepreneurship (Books)
- #791 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
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Austin Kleon is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He's the author of two bestselling books: Steal Like an Artist, a manifesto for creativity in the digital age, and Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. He speaks about creativity for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. Visit him online at www.austinkleon.com.
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Customers find the book packed with inspiration, advice, and quotes. They also describe the words-to-read as fairly succinct and fast. Readers appreciate the illustrations and design. They say the writing style is great and the book is short enough to read in one sitting.
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Customers find the book packed with inspiration, useful advice, and excellent information. They say it gives them a boost and a much-needed reminder when their art is becoming uninspired. Readers also say the tips are easily implemented and have helped them out of a creative rut.
"...I think this would be an excellent motivating book to refer to when going through rough patches — those times in your life when success seems too..." Read more
"I bought this one and the other 2 by Austin Kleon. I love the advice, the art that comes with it and all the quotes chosen to support the mesage." Read more
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Customers find the book easy to read and easy to consume. They say it provides amazing, actionable advice, and is entertaining as well as informative.
"...Though this is a fast read — I think I read it through the first time in less than two hours — this isn’t the kind of book you place back on your..." Read more
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"I like many phrases that are truth for life, it is simple and I have forgotten for long time, but it come up within this book." Read more
"...It's an easy read with so much meat. Read it slow and let it soak in.I have been a long time fan of Austin Kleon...." Read more
Customers find the illustrations in the book really good, relatable, and chuckle-worthy. They also say the book is heavy on graphics and a great addition to every author, artist, and creative's home library.
"...The book is peppered with relevant quotes, humor, chuckle-worthy illustrations, black-out poetry, advice from other creatives and inspiring stories..." Read more
"...I love the advice, the art that comes with it and all the quotes chosen to support the mesage." Read more
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Customers find the writing style of the book filled with great quotes, saying a lot with few words. They also appreciate the well-thought-out design and illustrations.
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Though this is just a short book, it is an inspirational one, and it contains an incredible amount of wisdom and depth in its pages. The book is peppered with relevant quotes, humor, chuckle-worthy illustrations, black-out poetry, advice from other creatives and inspiring stories that made me get excited all over again about the projects I’m currently working on. But more than that, this is also a practical book on how to live a good and satisfying life despite the chaos that sometimes surrounds us.
Though this is a fast read — I think I read it through the first time in less than two hours — this isn’t the kind of book you place back on your shelf when you’re finished and forget about it. Like his other books, you’ll want to have it close at hand so that it’s within easy reach to refer back to often. I now have it on my desk with his other two books, and I have little doubt that I’ll be turning to it often.
I think this would be an excellent motivating book to refer to when going through rough patches — those times in your life when success seems too far off to reach for or when you’re feeling lost or jaded. This might be just the book to pull you out of a slump. All in all, Keep Going is a timeless book both from the heart and for the heart, and I highly recommend it.
Approximately half of the book consists of full page illustrations (mostly in the form of blackout poetry) as well as quotes (in call out boxes and interspersed liberally throughout the writing). One might consider this a drawback; however, the actual words-to-read are fairly succinct and are rarely wasted.
Here you will find a fine blend of realistic and optimistic; practical and ideal. Surely some parts felt cliché but I strongly suspect that if I were to reread this book in 3 months or next year or whenever (which I bet I will!) those formerly cliché bits will present as profound. I can ignore platitudes whilst mining for gems.
By the way- there is certainly a Creative Pep Talk Podcast vibe to this joint- a fair amount of philosophy as well as some great book recommendations. Its simply not as- peppy. And that’s ok.
Yes, I do recommend it.
Golly, you might even buy two of them and use the verso/recto pages as wallpaper to surround yourself with good advice, ideals and encouragement.
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Approximately half of the book consists of full page illustrations (mostly in the form of blackout poetry) as well as quotes (in call out boxes and interspersed liberally throughout the writing). One might consider this a drawback; however, the actual words-to-read are fairly succinct and are rarely wasted.
Here you will find a fine blend of realistic and optimistic; practical and ideal. Surely some parts felt cliché but I strongly suspect that if I were to reread this book in 3 months or next year or whenever (which I bet I will!) those formerly cliché bits will present as profound. I can ignore platitudes whilst mining for gems.
By the way- there is certainly a Creative Pep Talk Podcast vibe to this joint- a fair amount of philosophy as well as some great book recommendations. Its simply not as- peppy. And that’s ok.
Yes, I do recommend it.
Golly, you might even buy two of them and use the verso/recto pages as wallpaper to surround yourself with good advice, ideals and encouragement.
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I love how he goes into detail on each point. He doesn't just gloss over it. He pours his heart and soul into it. You can tell that he has LIVED this stuff, not just spouting off research. As an artist, I find his advice so timely and so important for my sanity! I'm so thankful for his words. This will stay in my studio and I will reference it often.
It's an easy read with so much meat. Read it slow and let it soak in.
I have been a long time fan of Austin Kleon. I love his newsletters, books, and instagram feed. He is thought-provoking and his recommendations are always amazing. He LIVES this stuff. If we could all put into practice what he talks about in this book, I think we would see a lot of kindness and joy in the world.
Thank you for writing this, for sharing this. It is a gift.
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nothing new but very well put together as a reminder of what’s important in life.
excellent for entertainment and rereading again and again.
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