Keep Going
内容简介
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.
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作者简介
Austin Kleon is a writer who draws. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! His work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS Newshour, and in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He also speaks frequently about creativity in the digital age for such organizations as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. He lives in Austin, Texas, and online at austinkleon.com.
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目录
I WROTE THIS BOOK BECAUSE I NEEDED TO READ IT
1 EVERY DAY IS GROUND HOG DAY
2 BUILD A BLISS STATION
3 FORGET THE NOUN, DO THE VERB
4 MAKE GIFTS
5 THE ORDINARY + EXTRA ATTENTION = THE EXTRAORDINARY
6 SLAY THE ART MONSTERS
7 YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
8 WHEN IN DOUBT, TIDY UP.
9 DEMONS HATE FRESH AIR
10 PLANT YOUR GARDEN
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读书文摘
How we spend our day is, of course, how we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard
Job titles aren't really for you, they're for others. Let other people worry about them. Burn your business cards if you have to. Forget the nouns altogether. Do the verbs.
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