The Creative Act
A Way of Being
About the book
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by Rick Rubin | Penguin Press ©2023 |
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432 pages |
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brian’s take
Rick Rubin is an iconic music producer. He’s worked with some of the most successful musicians in the world—from Adele, Tom Petty, and Johnny Cash to the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, and LL Cool J. He’s also the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and former co-President of Columbia Records. And, he’s a Transcendental Meditation practitioner who writes with the same lucidity as Yuval Noah Harari whose preferred flavor of meditation happens to be Vipassana. This book is the distillation of the wisdom he’s gained working on himself and his craft over the last forty years. It’s PHENOMENAL. I highly recommend it. From the minimalist cover to the short, pithy micro chapters (both of which inspired my book Areté), the book itself is a work of art. It’s packed with profound wisdom on how to create great art and how to make your life your ultimate masterpiece. I’m excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas so let’s jump straight in.
"Attuned by attuned choice, your entire life is a form of self-expression. You exist as a creative being in a creative universe. A singular work of art."
Rick Rubin
big ideas
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The Ultimate Art |
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Habits |
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Your Imperfectly Perfect Work of Art |
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The Creative Puzzles of Life |
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You, the Hero of Your Life’s Story |
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The Creative Act
introduction
from the book
“Nothing in this book is known to be true. It’s a reflection on what I’ve noticed— Not facts so much as thoughts. Some ideas may resonate, others may not.
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A few may awaken an inner knowing
you forgot you had.
Use what’s helpful.
Let go of the rest.
Each of these moments
is an invitation
to further inquiry:
looking deeper,
zooming out, or in.
Opening possibilities
for a new way of being.”
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Rick Rubin is an iconic music producer.
He’s worked with some of the best musicians in the world—from Adele, Tom Petty, and Johnny Cash to the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, and LL Cool J.
He’s also the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and former co-President of Columbia Records.
And, he’s a Transcendental Meditation practitioner who writes with the same lucidity as Yuval Noah Harari whose preferred flavor of meditation happens to be Vipassana.
This book is the distillation of the wisdom he’s gained working on himself and his craft over the last forty years. It’s PHENOMENAL. I highly recommend it. Get a copy here.
From the minimalist cover to the short, pithy micro chapters (both of which inspired my book Areté), the book itself is a work of art.
It’s packed with profound wisdom on how to create great art and how to make your life your ultimate masterpiece. I’m excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas so let’s jump straight in.
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