Steal like an artist

A great little book that brigham introduced me to. a few kernels that reminded me to: be curious, have passion, and continue to be an agent of change and ideas.

 Steal like an artist    
By -Austin kleon

Eccles. 1:9  - there is nothing new under the sun

"What is originality ? Undetected plagiarism" wm Inge

You are a mash up of what you chose to let into your life

You're only as good as the ideas you surround yourself with

* Steal from anywhere that speaks to your soul

Climb the idea tree - look to the sources of those who inspired an idea, then push back to their sources, and so on - read bibliographies

Whether you're in school or not its always your job to get an education

Google everything - before you ask a question;
Either you'll get your answer or a better question

* Don't wait to know who you are to get started  - it's in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are

*You don't want to look like your heroes you want to see like them

* Write the book you want to read

* use your hands

*The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life

* Don't throw your passions away

* Do good work and share it with people

* You should wonder at the things nobody else is wondering about

* Enjoy solitude

There's only one rule I know of:you've got to be kind - Kurt Vonnegut

* The art of holding on to Money is all about saying no to modern culture. Live within your means - Do with less

* Get a calendar and log - Track best thing that happened to you all day

Dig deeper and read

Anne Lamont -  bird by bird

Lynda Barry - what it is

Mihaly csikszentmihalyl - flow