A review by toastyghosty13
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.25

This book was a lot of affirmations and reflection on the rules of art and creativity. I own a physical copy of this but then it was recommended to listen to the audiobook, so I listened to the book while walking my dog. Part of me regrets listening because I feel like I did not fully absorb what this book talked about, and if you asked me to remember one of the affirmations I would not be able to tell you from memory. However, I think listening to it was also the right move because I remember my feelings in the moment while listening to it and it was calming and joyful. 

If I owned the audiobook to this I would easily play it in the background while doing anything for my day to day tasks, even work. The author reads for the audiobook and he has a very soothing voice. I also found out he started a record company and is to attribute to the start and success of popular groups like the Beastie Boys. You can tell from the book that the author used his own experiences to write about the rules behind creativity and art, but abstracted enough away so that it can be applicable to your own perspective without any information on the author's experience. I am not sure that that makes much sense, but I feel like it will if you give it a listen. 

This is a strange book in that I would listen to it how I listen to lofi hiphop while doing work or when I need to be productive. There are not many things outside of music that I feel that way towards. Listening to this book was extremely soothing, and I will probably look into getting my own copy of the audiobook to keep.