I Want To Read: Summary And Analysis

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One of the first ideas presented in the book that I felt was one of the main ideas is the idea of copying the works of the people that you admire the most. Through the creation of who you are as an artist or as a person in general, the act of copying the people you aspire to be like the most is an important concept in this book. The book stresses the idea of creativity and the idea of how in creativity there lies no originality but stealing the ideas of others. He emphasizes the benefit of stealing ideas in order to develop your own art work and in turn creating your own voice as a person. In addition to the idea of copying, creation is a large topic in the book. For example, in the chapter "Write the Book You Want to Read" he mentions making things that you like to make and create the things that you want to see created. Whether this creation be a piece of music or art, he mentions that you should imagine what your favorite artists would make if they worked together and to create that yourself. …show more content…

He said that having an analog station is very important for generating ideas and I agree. He mentions that there is something through working hands on that helps stimulate the mind and the creative process and therefore emphasizes the importance of stepping away from the computer. To continue, the importance of having and pursuing all of the passions that you have is another idea. Through the pursuance of multiple hobbies and passions the further development of your work can occur. If one passion were to be abandoned you would be left feeling empty and in result to this the improvement of your creation would be

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