Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)

by Austin Kleon

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Workman Publishing Company (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 224 pages

Description

Art. New Age. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating. 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.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member PardaMustang
Keep Going is Kleon's third delightful book for inspiring and motivating artists. Full of quotes, drawings and comics, Keep Going presents ten useful key points to keep in mind. You'll learn the value of prioritisation, time management, detaching from the digital world for periods, and more. I
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loved the quotes, and the notion of a 'bliss stations'. This was a very enjoyable book with great advice. I enjoyed Kleon's style, and plan to get a hard copy of this and his other books.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Workman Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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LibraryThing member CharlotteBurt
I think this is going to be a yearly re-read for me.
LibraryThing member thewestwing
This is a short book that’s the perfect pick me up if you are struggling with creative inspiration. Enjoyed it a lot.
LibraryThing member Chris.Wolak
Austin Kleon's books are injections of motivation laced with sanity. A reminder that you don't need anyone's permission to do what you want to do, you just need to keep on your path. I'm sure I'll read this one 10 more times this year. Simple and highly inspirational. I love that he's shredding the
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idea that one's passion or hobby should be turned into a vehicle to make money.
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LibraryThing member BibliophageOnCoffee
Short and sweet standard motivation. Worth reading if you need a quick pep talk.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

224 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

1523506644 / 9781523506644

Barcode

597

Pages

224
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