Guest's bookOn the shelf
The Creative Act
A Way of Being
by Rick Rubin
1 episode · last mentioned 21 Sept 2026
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Who brought it up
- Guest's book
Steven Bartlett in the episode with Rick Rubin
About the book
A guide to creativity that frames it as a spiritual and perceptual practice rather than a mechanical process. Drawing on decades of music production, Rick Rubin explores how to attune oneself to inspiration, overcome self-doubt, and cultivate an artist's way of being in the world.



