The Practice of Creativity: Opening Up All Possibilities

　 If everything in the world is "material" for creation, how can we use it appropriately?
 
　　Throughout a music production career spanning forty years, Rick Rubin has not only been a frequent Grammy winner but also a top-tier guru in the eyes of many renowned musicians. However, he is revered not just for his ability to produce albums of varied styles, but because he can guide the musicians he collaborates with to break through their limits and feel the "essence" of creation.
 
　　Through observing the working methods and struggles of various creators, and how they perceive the world, Rick Rubin has distilled a "practice" for rediscovering a primal, innocent state of creation. With a light and insightful touch, he discusses how one's hearing, patience, perception, subconscious, observation skills, and more are intimately linked to one's creativity, and how that creativity, in turn, shapes one's life.
 
　　"The Creative Act: A Way of Being" is a book about creativity, but it is also more than that; Rick Rubin is using the key of "creativity" to unlock life's possibilities.