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Here are some things from this week...

• Austin Kleon teaches us how to stay loose
• You should run a book club... The teacher learns the most
• An incredible essay from Alex Sasse (Ben Sasse's daughter)
• Why "writing cultures" win
• Some wise words from Jim Collins about winning

#690: Austin Kleon - Create Like a Kid Again

​Austin Kleon is the NYT bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, and Keep Going. He's a writer who draws, a former librarian, and one of the most original thinkers on creativity working today. His new book is Don't Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again. We discuss Why Activated Leaders Win, The Analog Desk, Don't Call it Art, Stay Light, Professional Noticers, Lead with Curiosity, How To Steal Like an Artist, and much more. You can also WATCH our conversation on YouTube.

Run a Book Club For The Price of Becoming​

Book clubs are awesome because they help build community around a set of ideas. They create great dialogue. And there is power in learning useful and entertaining things together. Because of that, we have built a guide to run a The Price of Becoming book club. If you'd like to run a The Price of Becoming book club at your workplace or in your community, let me know, and I'll send you the guide.

Tell Me 3 True Things About Yourself...

That's what Ben Sasse asked his daughter, Alex, all the time... The specific statements changed, but the goal behind the formula was consistent: Get out of your messy head and take an aerial view of your life. THIS is such a beautiful essay from Alex about what it's like to have been raised by her dad. (Ben is currently battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer).

Why Writing Cultures Win

Have you ever had the feeling you know a thing inside out, but then as soon as it comes time to talk about that thing in a meeting, the words come out all wrong? When you codify ideas in a piece of writing, you also codify your thinking. CLICK HERE to read more about why 'writing cultures' win.

Wise Words

"In the end, you're racing to know that you couldn't have run a step faster. Only you'll know. If you know you couldn't have run a step faster, that's actually winning." -- Jim Collins​

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