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Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon

 

Book Cover (Source: Tapan Desai)

Summary (informal)

Everyone wants to become something in his life. 

There’s no single formula to achieve one’s desired destination. 

In this rapidly changing information climate, everything has become more competitive and less rewarding for those who do not pay more attention to details. 

It is healthy to settle one’s mind to steal ideas productively from those who have experimented with them successfully. 

There’s no harm in stealing ideas as there’s nothing as new to the world today given the scale of information exchange around the globe due to the Internet. 

Since everything is already available on Google, one must go there and copy from authentic sources. 

Make changes in it and sell it to the world. While you are working on the project, keep an eye on wrongs that might discredit the efforts. 

Copying from a single person is plagiarism, but doing the same thing from more than one is research. 

A good artist always credits his work to those from whom he stole. 

Therefore, it is your job to own the work after making it personal. As you don’t just steal the style; steal the thinking behind the style.

My Favorite quote from the Book

"Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people’s throats.” 
– Howard Aiken

By: Waqar Ahmed 

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