The Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks

The Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks

Love Something That Has No Purpose

Making for the sake of making

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Rick Rubin
Aug 02, 2026
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There doesn’t need to be a grandiose purpose guiding what we choose to make. If we like what we are creating, we don’t have to know why

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