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If there was a secret formula for becoming known, I would give it to you. But there's only one not-so-secret formula that I know: Do good work and share it with people.

— Austin Kleon Steal Like an Artist (2012)

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Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you.

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Your attention is one of the most valuable things you possess, which is why everyone wants to steal it from you.

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Stick with it, maintain it, and let it change with you over time.

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