I’ve watched, read, and listened to 100+ hours of Rick Rubin content. In this episode, I summarize the lessons that have helped me most, not with writing music, but with writing creatively. I weave in some mixed metaphors as well as personal anecdotes from my creative struggles.
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, , Jordan Peterson, Rick Rubin and Dr. Kelly Yi for your thoughts and ideas that have inspired my musings here on episode 1 of the Patty with the Chatty Podcast.Timestamps
00:22 - The Link Between Creativity and Chaos
02:44 - The Cost of Not Being Creative
06:08 - Consumption vs. Creation
07:52 - Rick Rubin's Influence on My Creative Proces
10:53 - Rick Rubin Core Talent - He knows what he like:
13:29 - Food Analogy
15:23 - Theory of Creativity
18:21 - Trial and Error
20:15 - Paul Graham Example
27:23 - Anaylsis is not your friend
28:19 - How do you know it's done?
29:18 - Creating for Yourself, Not the Audience
31:07 - Create for your highest self
38:25 - How you know you're not creating for yourself
49:03 - The Role of Ego in Creativity
52:39 - Zen Buddhism and Creativity
55:13 - Indicators of True Creativity
01:01:29 - Creating requires faith
01:02:25 - The Iterative Process in Creativity
01:04:31 - Finding Persistence
01:13:30 - How to achieve Greatness
01:21:02 - Summary
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