Steal Like An Artist An artist is someone who demands your time and attention, and got it. In that sense, Austin Kleon’s “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative” is a work of art in the first half. The second half is forgettable and overall, the book had helped me realized a few important ingredients I am missing in my pot. The first part of the book is a work of art. It is exhilarating to see someone extol the virtue of stealing. I have always felt my works is derivative, and have always tried to come up with some original ideas, unsuccessfully. Reading the first part of the book reassured me of my short comings and renewed my hope for better things to come. Then the book gets repetitive and most of the latter advices the author had to offer at the end is very mundane and obvious. The latter part of the book resembles any typical self-help book. It feels likes the author had to filled a certain quota of text, like his editor is nagging him to...
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