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Austin Kleon
Personal blog · tumblr.austinkleon.comwritingdesign
Austin Kleon writes Tumblr, a personal blog at tumblr.austinkleon.com about writing and design. Since 2013, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-15, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Austin Kleon's Tumblr for short quotes on creative work, such as using one project to start the next and studying only work you can steal from. Comments cite it as a source on art and money.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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What Hacker News says?
I like Austin Kleon's insights here [1]: "A day job gives you money, a connection to the world, and a routine. Freedom from financial stress also means freedom in your art. As photographer Bill Cunningham says, 'If you don’t take money, they cant tell you what to do.' Because the real truth is, once you start making money doing what you love, it BECOMES A JOB. And with it comes all the hassle of a job." It's why I'v…
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on “Working for someone vs. doing your own thing”Submitted This is a Chord as a story · 1 points
HN discussionAustin Kleon writes about this a lot, though he calls it chain smoking: http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/39051813256 "Instead of taking a break in between projects and worrying about what’s next, use the end of one project to light up the next one."
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on “Hack your motivation”I think David Bowie said it best -- the only art I'll ever study is stuff that I can steal. http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/726892307/david-bowie-tas...
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on “The Case Against Reading Everything”that's too high resolution. see what Salvador Dali did in 121 pixels.. https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/123485420936
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on “Questionable $2,500 hoodie makes you look like you were plucked out of Minecraft”