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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Probably the most important book I’ve ever read.
This is my Bible.
This is my Bible.
could have been spun into a creative meditations type book and been much much better. overhyped by a long shot unless you’ve never made anything ever
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"When we initially experience the radically new, our first instinct might be to push it away and think, this isn't for me. And sometimes it may not be. Other times it could lead to our most enduring, important work."
The Creative Act: A Way of Being read almost as an extension to Albert Camus' Create Dangerously and yet something else entirely. The Atomic Habits of creating art, Rubin's work encourages self-mindfulness when creating and consuming art no matter the forms as both the creator and the consumer.
"Listening without prejudice is how we grow and learn as people. More often than not, there are no right answers, just different perspectives. The more perspectives we can learn to see, the greater our understanding becomes. Our filter can begin to more accurately approach what truly is, rather than a narrow sliver interpreted through our bias."
Although this book was filled with quite the interesting viewpoints and ideas as to how art can be consumed, interpreted and brought into existence, it felt almost repetitive in certain chapters. As brilliant as some of the points were, it's certainly something that can be condensed into one dedicated chapters as opposed to fragmented segments in between other topics that almost formats just the same way.
I would hardly consider it self-help but it does make a good looking-in-the-mirror type of daily manifestations for creators and consumers of art both. His simplistic writing was definitely easy to digest and certain points can easily be reflected in our everyday lives and not just in art. However, if you're looking for a more in depth piece then this is definitely not it with its repetitive nature. Although, as mentioned before on my Instagram story, this reminded me deeply of Camus' Create Dangerously and I would much recommend giving that a read for a more engaging discussion regarding art and its impact—both practices and consumption.
May have bought this book on a whim under a certain influence but it wasn't that bad of a read when you're stuck in an airport on a 10 hours flight delay (or if you're a performative male listening to Clairo in a coffee shop with a book to excessively doomscroll).
Rick Rubin is a clearly very clever fella, and I'm grateful he took the time to collaborate this collection of his insights into a book. A fantastic resource for anyone interested in any creative field. At times it's tricky to digest his undeniably pretentious ramblings, but I always found value in what he was saying. The chapters in this book are very short, which makes it a very easy book to pick up and put down, which you will be doing alot of.
This felt like an assortment of one-liners with a very faint outline of progression. Maybe it would serve better as a mediation book, except most chapters seem to say the same general thing of “you don’t know until you do”.
I don’t remember why I bought this book, but I probably should have skimmed it. Mr. Rubin attempts to capture opposing natures of art — ambiguous vs specific, spiritual vs practical — into one concept, and I think he got lost in the sauce.
I don’t remember why I bought this book, but I probably should have skimmed it. Mr. Rubin attempts to capture opposing natures of art — ambiguous vs specific, spiritual vs practical — into one concept, and I think he got lost in the sauce.
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced