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Rick Rubin

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
228 total appearances

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The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I learned when I was 14, and it's been a big part of my life the whole time. I can't say I've done it continually, but I go through phases of five years on, two years off, or something might replace it that's another kind of a meditation, like I may go from a TM sitting meditation to learning Tai Chi and Tai Chi will be, will fill the slot of my TM time.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I learned when I was 14, and it's been a big part of my life the whole time. I can't say I've done it continually, but I go through phases of five years on, two years off, or something might replace it that's another kind of a meditation, like I may go from a TM sitting meditation to learning Tai Chi and Tai Chi will be, will fill the slot of my TM time.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I would always say just have as much fun as possible because we, um, I, I'm a workaholic by nature and I love making things and I love making good things and a great deal of time and effort goes into that. And, uh, and I'm hard on myself in that way and that I, I have high expectations. Um, And I think we can have fun too.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I would always say just have as much fun as possible because we, um, I, I'm a workaholic by nature and I love making things and I love making good things and a great deal of time and effort goes into that. And, uh, and I'm hard on myself in that way and that I, I have high expectations. Um, And I think we can have fun too.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I think probably quality time in nature with my family. That's probably the best. Being in a beautiful place, being close to my family, breathing fresh air, walking on the beach, laughing together, reading together, watching movies together, you know, watching wrestling. I like pro wrestling. Yeah, of course. Pro wrestling with my son's fun.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

I think probably quality time in nature with my family. That's probably the best. Being in a beautiful place, being close to my family, breathing fresh air, walking on the beach, laughing together, reading together, watching movies together, you know, watching wrestling. I like pro wrestling. Yeah, of course. Pro wrestling with my son's fun.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

always been pro wrestling. UFC feels like they might hurt each other.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

always been pro wrestling. UFC feels like they might hurt each other.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

That's why I like wrestling. It's like it's more everybody's on the same side for it to be the best show.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

That's why I like wrestling. It's like it's more everybody's on the same side for it to be the best show.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

A lot. Because it's a world where you never really know what's true. It's a world of mystery. And great skill is involved in what they're doing. And there's a story. And it's a story sometimes of people who seem to hate each other. Do they hate each other? They might be best friends. You know, it's like, we don't know, but sometimes they really do hate each other.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

A lot. Because it's a world where you never really know what's true. It's a world of mystery. And great skill is involved in what they're doing. And there's a story. And it's a story sometimes of people who seem to hate each other. Do they hate each other? They might be best friends. You know, it's like, we don't know, but sometimes they really do hate each other.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

And then the matches are different when they really hate each other. But you never know when it is. So there's a sense of, and I think it's more honest than any other form of any other sport or any other form of entertainment. See, it's funny I say it's the only legitimate sport is pro wrestling because it's the most like the world. In the world, we don't really know what's true.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

And then the matches are different when they really hate each other. But you never know when it is. So there's a sense of, and I think it's more honest than any other form of any other sport or any other form of entertainment. See, it's funny I say it's the only legitimate sport is pro wrestling because it's the most like the world. In the world, we don't really know what's true.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

Everybody has a facade. People put on, you know, airs or a performance. A mask.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

Everybody has a facade. People put on, you know, airs or a performance. A mask.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

Or the politician talks and we don't really know who they are. They say these things that are often written for them. We don't know. So there's this like performative aspect of the world. that wrestling, that's what the world's really like. We say that, you know, wrestling is fake. It's like the world is fake and wrestling is real. That's what it is.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

Or the politician talks and we don't really know who they are. They say these things that are often written for them. We don't know. So there's this like performative aspect of the world. that wrestling, that's what the world's really like. We say that, you know, wrestling is fake. It's like the world is fake and wrestling is real. That's what it is.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

It's something that I've experienced before I knew what it was. So when I say it's like... I feel like it has to do with the purity of the intention behind what you're doing. If your intention is pure and you're doing it for the right reasons, it seems like things tend to work out. And that ends up being a manifestation mindset, but it didn't start for me that way.

The School of Greatness
How To Unlock Your Creativity & Access Your Visionary Mind

It's something that I've experienced before I knew what it was. So when I say it's like... I feel like it has to do with the purity of the intention behind what you're doing. If your intention is pure and you're doing it for the right reasons, it seems like things tend to work out. And that ends up being a manifestation mindset, but it didn't start for me that way.