Austin Kleon Talks About Routine, Creativity, and Paying Attention

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Welcome to a productive conversation. I'm Mike Bardy and it is Way Back Week, which means we revisit a conversation from way back one, and it's with none other than Austin Cleon. Now before we get into that conversation. Austin was kind enough to provide us with a quick update on what's been going on. He'll share that with you right after this. But then from there We dive into the rituals and rhythms that support creative work, how boundaries help protect attention and What it means to truly pay.

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