Steal old stuff. — Austin Kleon · Skopia

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Steal old stuff.

2017

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Kleon, Austin. "More Advice for the Recent Graduate." 25 May 2017, austinkleon.com/2017/05/25/more-advice-for-the-recent-graduate/.

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