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

Kleon, Austin

ISBN 10: 1523506644 / ISBN 13: 9781523506644

Published by Workman Publishing Company, 2019

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Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1523506644
• ISBN 13: 9781523506644
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Learn how to stay true to and focus on your own creative vision when the world seems out of control, as bestselling author Austin Kleon offers advice, stories, and anecdotes that teach you how to persist in doing work that helps make a world worth living in.

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.  

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.