{"id":2364,"date":"2019-05-08T20:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T01:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2026-11-11T22:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T03:03:47","slug":"128365-keep-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/128365-keep-going\/","title":{"rendered":"128:365 | Keep Going"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/127365-maker-lab\/\">After spending the afternoon at the Maker Lab in the Chicago Public Library<\/a>, I stuck around to see Austin Kleon during <a href=\"https:\/\/austinkleon.com\/events\/\">his Chicago stop on his press tour for  his new book, Keep Going<\/a>. I enjoyed his prior book (Show your Work) so much that I built <a href=\"https:\/\/designersforlearning.org\/opendesign\">an entire course around the major themes called Design in the Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_6875.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_6875.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_6875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_6875-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designedtoinspire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_6875-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/levistahl\/status\/1125908606828843009\">Source:  @levistahl<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he notes in his talk, Keep Going comes from a different place. Instead of a focus on <strong><em>finding<\/em><\/strong> your voice, this book takes on the challenges of <strong><em>keeping<\/em><\/strong> it. Like Show Your Work, his advice is distilled into 10 principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Every day is Groundhog Day.<br \/>2. Build a bliss station.<br \/>3. Forget the noun, do the verb.<br \/>4. Make gifts.<br \/>5. The ordinary + extra attention = the extraordinary<br \/>6. Slay the art monsters.<br \/>7. You\u2019re allowed to change your mind.<br \/>8. When in doubt, tidy up.<br \/>9. Demons hate fresh air.<br \/>10. Plant your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thoroughly enjoyed my day at the library and agree with Kleon&#8217;s opening remarks that the library is one of the remaining places where we are all welcomed to enjoy community in our cities. I thank the Chicago Public Library for hosting this event and everything they do for our community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/austinkleon.com\/keepgoing\/\">https:\/\/austinkleon.com\/keepgoing\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending the afternoon at the Maker Lab in the Chicago Public Library, I stuck around to see Austin Kleon during his Chicago stop on his press tour for his new book, Keep Going. 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