The Creative Act: A Way of Being
— Rick Rubin has worked with numerous acclaimed artists; the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Metallica, Red Hot Chilly Peppers and Johnny Cash. Almost everything he touches turns to commercial gold.
Rick Rubin is prolific in guiding artists to channel their creativity and release their best work. “The Creative Act: A Way of Being”, Rubin’s debut book, captures his approach to creative work.
It’s not a groundbreaking book. You likely heard many of the ideas before; from your meditation guru, the self-help book you got from the airport when you forgot your Kindle, or that productivity blog you’ve been reading instead of being productive.
As with many books of this kind, seeing these ideas written down coherently, ordered and cross-referenced, paints a bigger picture of how to channel creativity in art. You’ll realise that all this can be equally applied to your work as a software engineer and life in general.