Steal Like an Artist
Highlights
- Instead, chew on one thinker—writer, artist, activist, role model—you really love. (Location 89)
- Then find three people that thinker loved, and find out everything about them. (Location 90)
- you have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, (Location 145)
- you have to start doing the work you want to be doing. (Location 145)
- “You start out as a phony and become real.” (Location 148)
- workshop was a place, often a basement, where you sawed or hammered, drilled or planed something.” (Location 255)
- “a light, airy room full of tools and raw materials where most of the work is hands-on.” (Location 256)
- “Find the most talented person in the room, and if it’s not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. Try to be helpful.” (Location 428)
- So, I recommend public fan letters. (Location 446)
- Write a blog post about someone’s work that you admire and link to their site. (Location 447)
- Make something and dedicate it to your hero. (Location 447)