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313 - How to Make Creative Rules When You Don't Know What You Want with Austin Kleon

Creative Pep Talk

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The Importance of Worrying

I think it's part of our work as artists is to look back on our influences. Jeffrey Tamper, the actor from Arrested Development and Transparent was a big influence for me. I watched two of his acting workshops at South by Southwest and they were two of the most amazing hours I'd ever seen. And he's had this thing that I, that became a mantra in our house. Worrying is not preparation. That's mine now. It doesn't have anything to do with him anymore because I've taken it into my life. The easiest way to understand this is to reread books. Every time you come to a cultural object like that, you're literally a different

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