I’ve been really enjoying Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” because of how he reframes creativity and the act of creation. Don’t wait for creativ

I’ve been really enjoying Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” because of how he reframes creativity and the act of creation. Don’t wait for creativity to happen. Cultivate it. Make it happen. > I lack the creativity to come up with "just for fun" projects I disagree, primarily because I felt this way about myself for many years and later realized how wrong I was. My issue was that I had misconceptions about what creativity is and where it comes from. I felt like it was just supposed to happen, and that if it didn’t, that said something about my inherent abilities. I’d see other people creating things as if the ideas just flowed naturally, and assumed they just had special brains. And even when those ideas are just flowing, I think you’d be hard pressed to find someone without a lot of other factors in their lives all enabling that flow of ideas. Creativity doesn't always just happen on its own, but can be cultivated. More of a mindset and a way of being than some intrinsic trait that you have or you don’t. Locking yourself in an empty room sounds like the worst way to spur ideas to be honest. My brain doesn’t get going until I’m moving. Long walks, bike rides, hiking, kayaking. Surrounding myself with new things, the beauty of nature, people who challenge me, trying new software, seeking new experiences for the sake of them. Creativity for me is the result of my other pursuits in life. When I’m not doing those things, I’m stuck in a rut, even if those things have nothing to do with what I’m trying to create.