Austin Kleon on Fueling Artistic Ambition

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<p>Austin Kleon joins Ryan to talk about unleashing creative energy, the power of hobbies, and why he believes we’ve been trained to be machine-like in today’s world. Austin talks about the driving force behind ambition, the culture of "cheap talk," and much more.</p><br><p>Austin Kleon is a writer, author, artist, speaker, and blogger. He is most known for his five <em>New York Times</em> bestselling books <a href="https://geni.us/PjH7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Steal Like An Artist:10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/FzHAJ28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Show Your Work!</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/TMF3Gz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Keep Going</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/hHtdvT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Steal Like An Artist Journal</em></a>, and <a href="https://geni.us/tCXjwPA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Newspaper Blackout</em></a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can follow his work at <a href="https://austinkleon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">austinkleon.com</a>, Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/austinkleon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@austinkleon</a>, and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/austinkleon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@austinkleon</a>.</p><br><p>📚 Grab signed copies of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=austin+kleon*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a>’s books, <a href="https://geni.us/PjH7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Steal Like An Artist:10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/FzHAJ28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Show Your Work!</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/TMF3Gz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Keep Going</em></a>, at The Painted Porch: <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=austin+kleon*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥 Check out Austin Kleon's previous episode with Ryan Holiday: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cniB5Wa0jV0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cniB5Wa0jV0</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>