Austin Kleon’s ‘Keep Going’ offers artists motivation and strategies to maintain creativity amidst life’s distractions, encouraging a focus on daily rituals and the joy of sharing art.
Main Lessons
- Establish daily routines to cultivate creativity, like designated creative times and spaces.
- Appreciate art’s purpose: creating for enjoyment and sharing it with others.
- Sometimes, sharing art for free can be enriching and fulfilling.
- Ordinary life inspires art—paying attention to daily surroundings nourishes creativity.
- Periodic self-rejuvenation, such as walks or a tidy space, fuels artistic drive.
- Reading should be enjoyable—short chapters and visuals make this book engaging.
- Perfect for artists at any stage needing motivation or overcoming creative ruts.
- Maintaining focus and inspiration helps manage distractions that impede creativity.
- The book’s straightforward and enjoyable format makes it a perfect creative pick-me-up.
- Art is a journey—focus on being a good human making art, rather than the pressure of being a great artist.
