Life on Creativity | Austin Kleon
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2019
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Austin Kleon (https://austinkleon.com/) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and his newest book, Keep Going (https://amzn.to/2MxSePD). His work has been translated into over 20 languages and featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS NewsHour, and in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He speaks about creativity in the digital age for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and the Economist. In previous lives, he worked as a librarian, a web designer, and an advertising copywriter. He grew up in the cornfields of Ohio, devoted himself to music as a kid, writing and art as an adult, and now calls Austin, Texas, home. Today, we explore his journey and lens on creativity, work and life.
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| 0:00.0 | So I had so much fun sitting down today with my guest, Austin Clion. |
| 0:09.2 | He is the author of a series of books, the first one about blackout poetry actually, and |
| 0:14.0 | then a steel like an artist to show your work and his latest keep going. |
| 0:19.2 | We touch into some of the ideas on all of these books. |
| 0:21.9 | They're wonderful, they're short, they're illustrated, they're insightful, they're fun. |
| 0:27.0 | But even sort of bigger picture, we really explore his personal journey and some of the |
| 0:31.7 | big moments, the big people and experiences that have shaped him. |
| 0:35.0 | He grew up in Circleville, Ohio, tiny towns surrounded by corn fields, ended up fascinated |
| 0:41.6 | with reading, writing, making art and making music. |
| 0:46.2 | And he is one of those rare people that has figured out how to keep those threads woven |
| 0:52.4 | in the center of his life as he's navigated into adulthood, into parenthood, and build |
| 0:58.2 | a meaningful living around those things where he's able to do all of them constantly. |
| 1:03.5 | And at the same time sustain himself and his family and give back in a really powerful |
| 1:08.0 | way. |
| 1:09.0 | We talk about all of those different things in this conversation, so excited to share |
| 1:13.2 | with you. |
| 1:14.2 | I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project. |
| 1:22.4 | My perfect escape would be... |
| 1:29.7 | A city break, somewhere with loads to do. |
| 1:33.5 | Nothing, just relax and go. |
| 1:36.4 | Out, dinner and drinks in the hotel before heading. |
| 1:39.0 | Too bad, nice and early, for an amazing night's sleep. |
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