[[Austin Kleon]] [[lit/kindle/Show Your Work!|Highlights]] In this charming quick read, Kleon discusses the benefits of sharing your creative process with the world and and provides tips on how to do it best. In contrast to our natural instinct to hide the messy process behind our creative work, Kleon advocates for sharing artifacts of your creative process through a personal website (you can use socials too, but as he points out those platforms change and your data is not yours). My key takeaway is Kleon's advice to find a community of people who would value your work, and whose work you value, to share with. He calls this a "scenius", and suggests that most work is borne from shared striving, not individual genius. > Find a community.... The remainder of the book is full of tips and things to avoid. I've compiled a few below. Share your process, not your final products. Don't overshare. Don't become "human spam". Use the "So What?" test to make sure your content will resonate with others. If you're consuming right now rather than creating, share what you find. Be a tastemaker. Listen to others. If you want to be a good writer, read. Be interesting. Be open to feedback. Give credit: who made it, where you found it, why you're sharing it, where to find more like it. Don't hoard your trade secrets. Teach what you learn the moment you learn it. It's better to be an amateur, always learning (I've also heard this described as focusing on being better, not good). Tell stories. > Look for something new to learn...