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"Is it time for the next project because the clock or calendar says it's time, or because the work itself says it's time?"
RICK RUBIN
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24/7 (Staying In It)
The artist's job is never truly finished.
This is because the artist's job is of two kinds:
- the work of doing
- the work of being
Creativity is something you are, not only something you do.
Staying in it means a commitment to remain open to what's around you. What you see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
There is no telling where the next great story, painting, recipe, or business idea will come from.
Be ever present.
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How to Choose
How many times have we decided to just flip a coin to find out.
Do I want option A or do I want option B.
And how many times do we secretly hope that "heads" or "tails" will appear when we have set our parameters.
What am I truly rooting for?
This is the option you go with. While the coin is spinning in the air, your heart has already decided which option it wants.
Let the coin fall.
Don't look at it.
Go with what your heart desires.
That's how you choose.
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"What we say,
what we sing,
what we paint -
we get to choose....
...The art is the final word."
RICK RUBIN
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Clean Slate
The mission is to be in the present moment with the work.
Clean slate is our ability to see the work again like it was the first time.
This may require time away from the work.
Let is sit for a minute, a day, a week, a month.
When you return with a clear perspective, you will more likely have the discernment to see what the project wants or needs.
Time is where the learning occurs.
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The Energy (In the Work)
What motivates us?
What drive us to finish certain pieces and not others?
This energy that comes from our work feels similar to another force of creation in the world:
Love ❤️
You catch yourself losing track of time, forgetting to eat, withdrawing from the outside world.
It generates excitement in you.
It commands your attention.
The call of an artist is to follow the excitement.
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Ending to Start Anew (Regeneration)
Art exists in the same circle of death and rebirth.
When consumed with a single work to the point where we feel it is our life's mission, we leave no room for new art to be born.
While the artist goal is greatness, it's also to keep moving forward.
Every artists creates a living museum of finished works. One work after another.
Keep moving forward❗️
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"A work of art is not an end point in itself.
It's a station on a journey.
A chapter in our lives.
We acknowledge these transactions
by documenting each of them."
RICK RUBIN
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Play
Making art is a serious matter.
The opposite is also true. Making art is pure play.
Some of the best ideas come from a playful state.
Stress reduces our creativity. Reduces our resourcefulness.
In play, there are no stakes. No boundaries. No right or wrong.
Let your spirit be free❗️
Embrace your inner child with a fresh new box of crayons.
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"Whether the work comes easily through play
or with difficulty through struggle,
the quality of the finished piece is unaffected."
RICK RUBIN
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What We Tell Ourselves
We have stories about ourselves,
and those are not who we are.
We have stories about the work,
and those are not what the work is.
You are you.
The work is the work.
As artists, we're called to let go of these stories.
We move forward in the energy of curiosity to see what transpires.
Even if perceived chaos, there is order and pattern.
The work is you.
You are the work.
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"Being an artist means
to be continually asking,
"How can it be better?"
whatever it is.
It may be your art,
and it may be your life."
RICK RUBIN
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Thank you❗️ I hope you follow me.
As I continue to share the books I read, I hope you follow me on this journey.
Remember that all the Deepstash publications I do end up being a subject for my podcast "All About Books"
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Transformational Leader not settling for the normalization of change. www.BrianMunroe.TV
CURATOR'S NOTE
There are so many great insights in this book I decided to break this into 2 parts. Here is part 2 - Enjoy‼️
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