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Sharing is one of our primal behaviors. Among primates sharing must be taught by example and correction. Even before we ago to school our parents are teaching us how to share. They teach us why we should share.When to share. What to share. Where to share. Sharing is the politeness. Sharing is survival.
This week I review chapter six of Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. The title of the chapter is "The Secret: Do Good Work and Share it With People." Right off the bat Kleon poses the question, "how do I get discovered?"
Well it's not that easy. And Kleon likes to point out that college environments are artificial. In other words, everybody is paying or being paid to be there, so college does not accurately portray what the real world will be like after graduation. Unfortunately, the artificial candy land cannot last forever.
Well it's not that easy. And Kleon likes to point out that college environments are artificial. In other words, everybody is paying or being paid to be there, so college does not accurately portray what the real world will be like after graduation. Unfortunately, the artificial candy land cannot last forever.
Kleon offers a solution. He suggests we should promote ourselves. We should share our work, good or bad, and the process that got you there. In fact, revealing secrets (unless it's tmi or nsfw or your bank account passwords, etc.) can be beneficial, but don't give up all your secrets too soon. And being ambivalent is strategic. Sharing is good. The more you share with other people the more they will get to appreciate your work.
Kleon also points out, the creative process can stink sometimes. He shares a really good graph for the life of a project by Maureen McHugh. The graph is so accurate. I thought I was the only one that felt that way, but see I was wrong. Everybody goes through the stinky part of the creative process. That's why sharing ideas is a great way to develop concepts, so we can spread the stinky parts around to everyone making the process less stinky for every body.
This is why Kleon encourages the reader to work at self-promotion and to do that . Creative people need each other. We can do that better than ever through social networking. Ideas thrive when they are shared with the rest of humanity. Sharing ideas is one of the greatest attributes we have as a living being on this planet. Share while you can. And share a lot.
So, in the spirit and inspiration of this week's chapter I am sharing links to my new blog, portfolio and LinkedIn.
That's all for now. See you next week.
Kleon also points out, the creative process can stink sometimes. He shares a really good graph for the life of a project by Maureen McHugh. The graph is so accurate. I thought I was the only one that felt that way, but see I was wrong. Everybody goes through the stinky part of the creative process. That's why sharing ideas is a great way to develop concepts, so we can spread the stinky parts around to everyone making the process less stinky for every body.
This is why Kleon encourages the reader to work at self-promotion and to do that . Creative people need each other. We can do that better than ever through social networking. Ideas thrive when they are shared with the rest of humanity. Sharing ideas is one of the greatest attributes we have as a living being on this planet. Share while you can. And share a lot.
So, in the spirit and inspiration of this week's chapter I am sharing links to my new blog, portfolio and LinkedIn.
That's all for now. See you next week.
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