The second book in the Austin Kleon do the work series (not an official series).

This one is short as well. This one is inspiring too.

This book talks about showing your work - answering some questions about how to build a presence.

This book like Steal like an artist is written simply. The illustrations/poems are beautiful. And I love the thing that is this book. This is a soft copy not a hardcover. There is no hard cover for this book. I prefer hard covers (not for all the books though - I prefer the softcover of a year of mornings).

Quotes

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. We’re all busy, but we all get 24 hours a day. People often ask me, “How do you find the time for all this?” And I answer, “I look for it.” You find time the same place you find spare change: in the nooks and crannies. You find it in the cracks between the big stuff-your commute, your lunch break, the few hours after your kids go to bed. You might have to miss an episode of your favorite TV show, you might have to miss an hour of sleep, but you can find the time if you look for it. I like to work while the world is sleeping, and share while the world is at work.

Living in interstices. I had Read a story once about this. About a writer who wrote in interstices - in the time it took for a person to take a lift and visit him. It’s the key, I think.

Brancusi practiced what I call The Vampire Test. It’s a simple way to know who you should let in and out of your life. If, after hanging out with someone you feel worn out and depleted, that person is a vampire. If, after hanging out with someone you still feel full of energy, that person is not a vampire. Of course, The Vampire Test works on many things in our lives, not just people—you can apply it to jobs, hobbies, places, etc.

Prerna coined this term for me first - energy vampire, she would call certain people that. That they sucked all energy from me. Of course, it’s not so simple to kick these people out of our lives.