Austin Kleon

Don’t ask

it’s tape and magazines btw

Try this: Next time you come across someone’s work and you’re not sure exactly how they do it, don’t ask them how it’s done. Figure it out for yourself. Look closer. Listen harder. Then use your imagination and experiment with the tools you have. Your bad approximation will lead to something of your own.

The Rolodex Project

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Last year I bought an old Rolodex with the original cards in it for $2 at Goodwill. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, then I came up with the idea of listing my favorite artists and telling my kids about them. I leave it on my desk and whenever I have some extra time, I pull it out and add a few entries.

Here are some of the cards:

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PS. I found out you can still buy new Rolodexes and new cards for them!

Virtuoso

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I’ve been enjoying learning Robert Schumann’s “Kinderszenen” (“Scenes of Childhood”) on piano. Here’s the music for the first piece:

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