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5 Inspiring Quotes from Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act
Quick Download: I read Rubin’s new book and found it to be a really cool experience. I pulled 5 quotations that were especially meaningful to me during this read-through.
Intro: Swimming
Before getting into the quotations, I want to say that reading this book was a different experience from reading other creativity books. Generally, the others have arguments or a thesis, whereas Rubin’s book felt more like a stream of knowledge. There are tons of ideas and philosophies baked into the content, and I would continually read something, stew on it, then awake two pages later to another idea. I feel like I could read this ten times and highlight new passages on each read.
That being said, the five below are the ones that were most resonant during this read. I can’t wait to come back to it in a year and see what new concepts pop out.
Sharing
Sharing art is the price of making it. Exposing your vulnerability is the fee.
I have written many times about the difficulty I have in sharing my work. There is doubt about whether it’s good enough, yes, but there is also the energy it takes me to share as an introvert.
But being creative demands sharing and connection-building.
