It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.

Austin Kleon
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  1. Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

  2. Write the book you want to read

  3. Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use — do the work you want to see done.

  4. Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.

  5. Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.

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