Keep Going

By Austin Kleon,

Book cover of Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

Book description

The world is crazy. Creative work is hard. And nothing is getting any easier!

In his previous books - Steal Like an Artistand Show Your Work!, New York Times bestsellers with over a million copies in print combined - Austin Kleon gave readers the key to unlock their creativity and…

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2 authors picked Keep Going as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Austin Kleon writes short and concise tips to help you stay creative when you hit a wall, lose motivation, or are about to quit. When you work online and don’t see the immediate results of your labor translated into a cushy bank balance, it’s tempting to stop practicing and doing things that seem ineffective. Austin shares some of his creative practices that help him overcome the funk, focus on the process rather than results and set healthy boundaries to keep the work going. The book is small and easy-to-digest, peppered with the author’s own drawings. Open on any spot and…

This book was seemingly written personally for me, at the exact moment I needed it – and is just about the wisest and most practical thing I've read about How To Keep Doing It, which for a working artist turns out to be by far the hardest thing. How do you find a way to keep doing the work (and, ideally, doing it well) that is also compatible with life, health, happiness, and sanity? As we know, so many writers and artists have tragically failed at this – going down to despair, madness, obsession, isolation and alienation, alcoholism, drug addiction,…

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