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I thought to start this book after watching a YouTube video by Ali Abdaal. The focus of this book is on the significance of regularly sharing your creative work with the entire world, as opposed to solely presenting the final product. Having an online presence and being able to stand out from the crowd has become a crucial aspect of work in today's society.

Kleon discusses highly practical methods for efficiently distributing creative content in order to grow an audience. The author presets ten key principles for sharing creative work, such as "share something small every day" and "tell good stories". He also provides examples and many anecdotes to illustrate how all those can be applied in different contexts.

One of the key strengths of this book is the author's insistence on the impotence of building partnerships and engaging with fellow knuckleballers (your real peer). Kleon encourages readers to view sharing their work as a way of contributing to a community rather than simply promotion.

The author's writing style is highly captivating and relatively effortless to follow, and his meticulous attention to detail is impeccable. He used a lot of illustrations to make the concepts easy to understand and implement.

Overall, "Show Your Work" is a valuable resource for someone looking to build an online presence for their creative space. The principles presented in the book are actionable and easy to apply. The book is highly recommended for a beginner who wants to just start or anyone looking to take their creative work to the next level. I'm giving a five star for this book.

[Originally Posted on Goodreads]