Music Legend Rick Rubin: How To SILENCE Your Inner Critic & Unleash TRUE Creativity! | Rick Rubin EP 652

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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"It's a very simple, it's such a simple idea getting to what do I actually like, no second-guessing, and it doesn't have to stand for anything. It doesn't have to represent you. It's just this is the thing that tastes good to me." -Rick Rubin In this captivating episode, legendary music producer Rick Rubin shares his profound insights on the creative process, the power of authenticity, and the key to unlocking your inner magic. With his trademark wisdom and zen-like presence, Rick takes us on a journey into the heart of what it means to be an artist, offering invaluable advice for anyone seeking to silence their inner critic and tap into their deepest wells of inspiration. Through a series of illuminating anecdotes and thought-provoking questions, Rick reveals the transformative power of trusting your instincts, embracing curiosity, and letting go of external expectations. He emphasizes the importance of separating the pursuit of art from the demands of commerce, encouraging artists to find ways to support themselves that allow them to create freely and without compromise. Tune in now and discover how to reconnect with your inner sense of wonder, cultivate a lifelong love affair with the creative process, and bring forth the magic that lies within you!

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0:00.0	Hi my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:07.0	Why do you think so many people struggle with the opinions of others when they're sharing their art to the world?
0:17.0	I think it's a natural human thought. I don't know if it was always the case.
0:22.0	Because you don't have that at all. I don't have if it was always the case.
0:22.5	Because you don't have that at all.
0:23.7	I don't have that at all.
0:25.3	I don't have that at all.
0:26.2	But it seems like 99% of people have that.
0:29.1	It seems like it.
0:29.9	Maybe I'm wrong.
0:31.0	Yeah, I think the best artist tend not to have that or find a way to turn it off.
0:35.0	Really? And a big part of my job with artists is helping them turn it off.
0:39.0	It's like we're not thinking about singles, we're not thinking about chart position, we're not thinking about single's, we're not thinking about chart position, we're not thinking about anything, but making the most beautiful, honest, true thing we can.
0:50.0	And when I say honest and true, it could be fiction.
0:52.8	Do you know what I'm saying?
0:53.8	It's not, it's the thing that touches us and excites us and surprises us, which is also interesting, the fact that we can make something that surprises us happens every day.
1:08.5	Yeah, you talk about magic a lot.
1:10.5	You know, I've seen that in your book, but also in the documentary series about, you know, the work you've done. And how does someone tap into their own magic? When they have such a critical mind self-criticism but also family
1:26.8	critics managers all that other stuff criticizing what's good and what's not good
1:32.0	how do you coach someone to actually eliminate or diminish decades of
1:38.7	conditioning within a week or two to make their art.
1:42.6	It comes down to a, like a personal reaction to something.
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