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About Show Your Work! Book

In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by “stealing” from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—getting known.

Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery—let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive.

In chapters such as You Don’t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user’s manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity— what he calls the “ecology of talent.” From broader life lessons about work (you can’t find your voice if you don’t use it) to the etiquette of sharing—and the dangers of oversharing—to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it’s an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.

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Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon
Be an amateur

Be an amateur

We’re all terrified of being revealed as amateurs, but in fact, today it is the amateur who has the advantage over the professional.

Because they have little to lose, amateurs are willing to try anything and share the results.

The world is changing at such a rapid rate that it’s turning us all into amateurs.

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SHUNRYU SUZUKI

“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind, there are few.”

SHUNRYU SUZUKI

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Advantages of being an amateur

Advantages of being an amateur

Amateurs might lack formal training, but they’re all lifelong learners, and they make a point of learning in the open, so that others can learn from their failures and successes.

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Document your Work

Become a documentarian of what you do. Start a work journal: Write your thoughts down in a notebook, or speak them into an audio recorder. Keep a scrapbook. Take a lot of photographs of your work at different stages in your process. Shoot video of you working.

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Whether share it or save it for later

documenting and recording your process as you go along has its own rewards: You’ll start to see the work you’re doing more clearly and feel like you’re making progress. And when you’re ready to share, you’ll have a surplus of material to choose from.

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Put yourself, and your work, out there every day, and you’ll start meeting some amazing people.

BOBBY SOLOMON

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This is the 2nd book from the Author of "Steal Like An Artist" Austin Kleon. In his previous one, he asked to get ideas from different resources and ways, and in this book he ask us to show your work as a process to public to get more connections.

Don't be a GENIUS, Be an AMATEUR

Don't be a GENIUS, Be an AMATEUR

Because as an Amateur,

  • There is very little to lose.
  • You can try anything new, a new way, a new sort of art/sub-art.
  • You can follow your whims and can change your mind anywhere.

The world is changing so rapidly that it is turning all of us (including professionals) into AMATEURS.

You (as an artist) always need to create something, because the stupidest possible creative art is still a creative art.

Doing or contributing something is always better than contributing nothing.

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ZEN MONK SHUNRYU SUZUKI

In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, In the expert’s mind, there are few.

ZEN MONK SHUNRYU SUZUKI

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Find your VOICE

Find your VOICE

  • You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
  • Today, if your work is not ONLINE, it doesn't exist.
  • Share your work or even some ongoing process from it with the world to get noticed.

OBITUARIES are not about death, they are about life. Read 1 daily and get inspired about what should or should not be written on yours.

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Notable quotes from “Show Your Work!” By Austin Kleon

AUSTIN KLEON

“Good work isn’t created in a vacuum, and that creativity is always, in some sense, a collaboration, the result of a mind connected to other minds

AUSTIN KLEON

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Amateurs

“Amateurs are not afraid to make mistakes or look ridiculous in public. They’re in love, so they don’t hesitate to do work that others think of as silly or just plain stupid.” - Austin Kleon

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Baby Steps

Baby Steps

“Forget about decades, forget about years, and forget about months. Focus on days.” - Austin Kleon

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These ideas from “Show Your Work” by Austin Kleon offer a practical guide for creators to share their work, connect with their audience, and build a sustainable creative career.

AUSTIN KLEONE

So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.

AUSTIN KLEONE

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You Don’t Have To Be A Genius

You Don’t Have To Be A Genius

Kleon starts by debunking the myth that you need to be a genius to share your work. He emphasizes that everyone has something valuable to contribute. By documenting and sharing your creative process, you can inspire and connect with others. The key is to focus on the process, not just the finished product.

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Think Process, Not Product

Think Process, Not Product

Kleon encourages creators to share their journey rather than just the final result. This approach helps build a narrative around your work, making it more relatable and engaging for your audience. By being transparent about your process, you invite others to learn and grow with you, fostering a sense of community.

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Show you work is book which is truly amazing. I had fear about sharing ideas and things but this book give me a courage to put forward things i know and share it.

Be A Amateur

Be A Amateur

Amateurs Loves the Thing they do and they have nothing to lose. No one is an expert in today's growing era. 

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Process Is More Important

Process Is More Important

It takes time for things to grow. Think about Process and Document everything as you do. Share Documentations with your audience. They will relate with struggles behind the product.

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Share Something Small Everyday

Share Something Small Everyday

Small thinks shared everyday will create large documentations of things you did. While Sharing do a "So What?" Test Internet Never Forgets.

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Austin Kleon's 'Show Your Work!' changed the way I documented my process and shared something small every day to my audience as a content creator in the early stages.

Share something small everyday

  1. You don't need to be an expert to share your work. 
  2. Become a documentarian of what you do.
  3. Take people behind the scenes.

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Benefits of Sharing

  1. Attract an audience with similar interests for fellowship, feedback, and patronage.
  2. Find your scenius — a group of like-minded people supporting each other and contributing ideas
  3. Take advantage of the network instead of wasting time "networking".

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BOBBY SOLOMON

"Put yourself, and your work, out there every day, and you'll start meeting some amazing people."

BOBBY SOLOMON

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Book Intro

Book Intro

Best selling author Austin Kleon threw light on importance of documenting work and putting it out into the colossal land of Internet.

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HONORÉ DE BALZAC

For artists ,the great problem is to solve how to get oneself noticed.

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

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You Don't Need To Be A Genius

You Don't Need To Be A Genius

One of the biggest things holding back anyone to share their work in public is the insecurity of being less genius than fellow people.

But what if we try to stop worrying about how genius or intelligent we are and how our work will impact our figure in society,rather find a scenius(intelligence or intellectual power of group of individuals) and thinking to contribute our part of the work and ideation to it.

There are numerous ways of finding a scenius,be it a club or a Twitter list or a social grp .

Observe the scenius ,what they have shared,what they haven't.

Be an amateur,do it for love.

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Find A Scenius

Find A Scenius

Scenius are a group of creative individuals – artists, curators, thinkers, theorists, and other tastemakers – who make up an "ecology of talent". Pay attention to what others are sharing, and then start taking note of what they're not sharing. Be on the lookout for voids that you can fill with your own efforts, no matter how bad they are at first.

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Share Your Process

Share Your Process

Audiences not only want to stumble across great work but they too long to be creative and be part of the creative process. [if book is the product then blogs could be the process]

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RUSSELL BRAND

One day at a time. It sounds so simple. It actually is simple but it isn't easy: It requires incredible support and fastidious structuring

RUSSELL BRAND

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Introduction

Introduction

Show your work is a guidebook for creative people to share their work and connect with others. The book emphasizes the importance of sharing and networking to build an audience and grow creatively.

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Main Point #1: Share your process:

Instead of only sharing finished work, Kleon encourages artists to show their work in progress. This can help build a community and provide insight into the creative process.

  • Show the designs you are building and how you ended up building them

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Embrace the digital age

With the rise of social media, it's easier than ever to connect with others and share your work online. Kleon suggests using social media, blogs, and other platforms to showcase your creativity.

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