You are a Mashup of What You Let into Your Life

"The big idea of the book is that you are a mashup of what you let into your life and anyone can be creative if they surround themselves with the right influneces, play nice, and work hard."

~ Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative

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Steal Like An Artist Book Trailer from Austin Kleon on Vimeo.

See also:

• "The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism," by Jonathan Lethem, Harper's Magazine, Feb. 2007
• "Austin Kleon on 10 Things Every Creator Should Remember But We Often Forget," by Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, Mar. 8, 2012
• Linda Barry posts
• "Austin Kleon on his background and different thinking about writing," VizThink Austin, Feb. 3, 2010