Chapter 7 - Show Your Work [Book Summary]
And in chapter 7, Austin advised Don’t turn into human spam.
While it’s good to show your work and talk about it, the experience of art is always a two-way street.
If you want fans, you have to be a fan first. So, be a part of a community, and be a good citizen. You have to be a connector.
Shut up and listen once in a while. If you want to be interesting. You have to be interested.
Also, if after hanging out with someone you feel worn out and dilapidated, banish them from your life. Instead, hang out with someone with whom you still feel full of energy.
“It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others.”
- Susan Sontag
As you put yourself and your work out there, you will run into your real peers.
These are the people who share your obsessions. The people who share a similar mission to your own, the people with whom you share a mutual respect.
Who you know is largely dependent on who you are and what you do.
“Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it.”
- Derek Sivers
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