Legendary Record Producer Rick Rubin On: Creativity, Habits, Self-Doubt, Intuition and Meditation

Rick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning #producer, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and the most successful producer in any genre by Rolling Stone. He has collaborated with artists from Tom Petty to Adele, Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys to Slayer, Kanye West to the Strokes, and System of a Down to Jay-Z. In this episode we talk about: • Rick’s #meditation practice • The connection between meditation and #creativity • Why creativity is a birthright for all of us • How good habits help facilitate the making of good art • The benefits of accepting the magical and mysterious aspects of creativity • His analogy of the vessel and the filter  • The difference between authenticity and sincerity   • The role of doubt when creating  • The role of #intuition • What to do when you’re feeling stuck in a creative endeavor  • His approach to a work/life balance  • His take on #drugs and their effect on the creative p