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How to Be Creative

A good friend sent me this article. It has several gems, like:
10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.
11. Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether.
15. The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you [...]


Newspaper Blackout Poems

Austin Kleon takes newspaper articles and blacks out whole sections. The words he doesn’t blackout reveal new surprising meanings. Great. I wonder how one can translate this way of working to other disciplines.
By the way, this particular poem reminds me of why I’m into photography.
(via kottke)