The trouble with being lazy

In this week's newsletter: laziness vs. idleness, the art of noticing, and more...

In this week's newsletter: laziness vs. idleness, the art of noticing, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Today I'm at HOW Design Live with Debbie Millman, and next week I'm headed to New York for a talk at the Poughkeepsie Public Library and a free blackout poetry workshop & book signing at WeWork in Manhattan. (RSVP here.) Book tour is almost over, but there are still a few more dates left!    Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  The trouble with being lazy.   I'm reading the excellent essays in Zadie Smith's Changing My Mind. ("What can't she do?")   Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing is out this week, with a blurb from me. (If you liked chapter five of Keep Going, you'll like Rob's book.) I'm also pumped for Astra Taylor's book about democracy and the announcement of the new Hilda book.   Perhaps it's time for us all to re-read "The Emperor's New Clothes."   Nick Cave on how we need to show children there's an alternate world that exists "outside the grim issues of the day."    A poem: "Axe Handles" by Gary Snyder.    Parents: check to see if your local library has access to Kanopy Kids. They just switched to unlimited streaming and they use Common Sense Media, one of my favorite sites for figuring out if media is age appropriate. (For non-parents, it's also a good way, if you have PTSD or something like that, to screen shows for uncomfortable plot elements.)   I, too, love watching TV with closed captioning on.   A 1974 video of Terry Gilliam explaining his cut-out animation.   RIP actor Peter Mayhew. Thanks for reading. If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward it to someone who'd like it or, even better, buy them a book! If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin PS. If you haven't picked up your copy of Keep Going yet, check it out! Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2019 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 19885 Detroit Road Box #222 Rocky River, OH 44116 You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives.