Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon - Book Summary: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Written by FlashBooks and Dean Bokhari

Narrated by Dean Bokhari

Book Summary of "Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative" by Austin Kleon

Note: This is a book summary, not the original book.

About

You don't need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That's the message from Austin Kleon, a young author and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, and creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, exercises, and examples put listeners directly in touch with their artistic side.

When Austin was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the 10 things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And it's filled with new truths about creativity - that nothing is original. So embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path.

Book summary by FlashBooks

• Language: English
• Publisher: Flashbooks
• Release date: Jan 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781094245997

Reviews for Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon - Book Summary

[Margarita Panayotova · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked the summary but I would have liked it better if they had the whole book available.

[Bui Hoang Son Duong · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Creativity is not about coming up with something completely original. It’s about taking existing ideas and making them your own." I appreciate the notion of providing help.

[edel goku · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing! At first i skipped this book because i didn't like the title but im glad i gave it a shot! Its legit actionable and unpopular tricks! I love it! ?

[Marivaldo Sena · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's a good summary to help understand the key concepts in the book. The main takeaway is that you need to have some side projects to keep you motivated, borrow ideas from many sources and continue creating things to get more practice and become a master.

[Che · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

incomplete. the narration is only "7 minutes. waste of time

[lincolnrestler · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The book has only one or two good ideas, the rest are well known facts

[Gifty Amokwandoh-Addae · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great summary, very to the point and uplifting, I will be listening to this one more often.

[jdo83 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love this simple book. Keep listening to it and soon we will memorize it haha. ig jdo83