Welcome to "What I am Reading" — your source of book recommendations drawn from my own favorite recent reads that have nourished my creativity, business, wellbeing, or intellectual expansion. I love sharing reading recommendations with you, as I find books (whether read on the page or listened to over audio) to be incredibly enriching and expansive for creative work.
A BIT ABOUT THIS BOOK
I chose a clever and expansive book that caught my eye on a table in a bookshop while Carr and I were visiting Kauai to practice yoga over our anniversary last October. The book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin, is a zen set of guidelines and meditative musings about creativity and producing art, about being an artist and showing up in your life for the work you are meant to do. It spoke to me immediately.
WHY THIS IS A READ I RECOMMEND
This is a great book for realignment and expanded awareness about what it means to be creative. It encourages you to cultivate a more conscious, meditative space in your life for your craft as well as an expanded understanding about the challenges and opportunities inherent in a creative life.
Its author, Rick Rubin, is a big-time music producer who, if you've ever heard him speak on his podcast or elsewhere, is able to channel his deep, melodious voice into his written prose, which gives his writing an inviting blend of calm authority and compassionate gentleness. I also appreciate the brevity, clarity, and short chapters built into the writing style and the book overall.
I love books (and really all kinds of resources) on creativity. This one does not disappoint! I hope you enjoy it if it speaks to you.
PS: You can explore all past "What I'm Reading" recommendations here.
Happy reading,
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