When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control. We can’t force greatness to h… - Rick Rubin

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When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control. We can’t force greatness to happen. All we can do is invite it in and await it actively. Not anxiously, as this might scare it off. Simply in a state of continual welcoming.

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About Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is an American record executive and record producer.

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Birth Name: Frederick Jay Rubin
Alternative Names: Frederick Rubin • DJ Double R • Rubin
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Great art is created through freedom of self-expression and received with freedom of individual interpretation. Great art opens a conversation rather than closing it. And often this conversation is started by accident.
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Invite beliefs that are different from the ones you hold and try to see beyond your own filter. Purposely experiment past the boundaries of your taste. Examine approaches you may dismiss as too highbrow or lowbrow. What can we learn from these extremes? What are the unexpected surprises?
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