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In-his New-York-Times bestseller Steal-Like-an-Artist,-Austin-Kleon-showed-readers-how-to-unlock-their-creativity-by-“stealing”-from-the-community-of-other-movers-and-shakers.-Now,-in-an-even-more-forward-thinking-and-necessary-book,-he-shows-how-to-take-that-critical-next-step-on-a-creative-journey—getting-known.Show-Your-Work! is-about-why-generosity-trumps-genius.-It’s-about-getting findable,-about-using-the-network-instead-of-wasting-time-“networking.”-It’s-not-self-promotion,-it’s-self-discovery—let-others-into-your-process,-then-let-them-steal-from-you.-Filled-with-illustrations,-quotes,-stories,-and-examples, Show-Your-Work! offers-ten-transformative-rules-for-being-open,-generous,-brave,-productive.In-chapters-such-as You-Don’t-Have-to-Be-a-Genius; Share-Something-Small-Every-Day;-and Stick-Around,-Kleon-creates-a-user’s-manual-for-embracing-the-communal-nature-of-creativity—-what-he-calls-the-“ecology-of-talent.”-From-broader-life-lessons-about-work-(you-can’t-find-your-voice-if-you-don’t-use-it)-to-the-etiquette-of-sharing—and-the-dangers-of-oversharing—to-the-practicalities-of-Internet-life-(build-a-good-domain-name;-give-credit-when-credit-is-due),-it’s-an-inspiring-manifesto-for-succeeding-as-any-kind-of-artist-or-entrepreneur-in-the-digital-age.
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