Creative Act: A Way of Being /
Rick, Rubin
- New York: Penguin Press, 2023.
- 404 p.
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us
Intro Everyone Is a Creator Tuning In The Source of Creativity Awareness The Vessel and the Filter The Unseen Look for Clues Practice Submerge (The Great Works) Nature as Teacher Nothing Is Static Look Inward Memories and the Subconscious It's Always There Setting Self-Doubt Make It Up Distraction Collaboration Intention Rules The Opposite Is True Listening Patience Beginner's Mind Inspiration Habits Seeds Experimentation Try Everything Crafting Momentum Point of View Breaking the Sameness Completion The Abundant Mindset The Experimenter and the Finisher Temporary Rules Greatness Success Connected Detachment (Possibility) The Ecstatic Point of Reference Non-Competition Essence Apocrypha Tuning Out (Undermining Voices) Self-Awareness Right Before Our Eyes A Whisper Out of Time Expect a Surprise Great Expectations Openness Surrounding the Lightning Bolt 24/7 (Staying In It) Spontaneity (Special Moments) How to Choose Shades and Degrees Implications (Purpose) Freedom The Possessed What Works for You (Believing) Adaptation Translation Clean Slate Context The Energy (In the Work) Ending to Start Anew (Regeneration) Play The Art Habit (Sangha) The Prism of Self Let It Be Cooperation The Sincerity Dilemma The Gatekeeper Why Make Art? Harmony What We Tell Ourselves