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We also cover: What to do when you're feeling stuck, the difference between authenticity and sincerity, and his approach to work/life balance.
Rick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer and a New York Times number one best selling author of the book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and the most successful producer in any genre by Rolling Stone. He has collaborated with artists from Tom Petty to Adele, Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys to Slayer, Kanye West to the Strokes, and System of a Down to Jay-Z.
In this episode we talk about:
- Rick’s meditation practice
- The connection between meditation and creativity
- Why creativity is a birthright for all of us
- How good habits help facilitate the making of good art
- The benefits of accepting the magical and mysterious aspects of creativity
- His analogy of the vessel and the filter
- The difference between authenticity and sincerity
- The role of doubt when creating
- The role of intuition
- What to do when you’re feeling stuck in a creative endeavor
- His approach to a work/life balance
- His take on drugs and their effect on the creative process
- And his thoughts on the creative capacity of AI
For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7:
https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/rick-rubin
