## Top 3 Quotes ![[The Creative Act#^hb4atk]] - Being mindful is powerful ![[The Creative Act#^h17ubb]] - Being an artist is a lifestyle where you are a unique vessel for the way you perceive the world. In the current age, this is done through content creation by being a [[Synthesizer]] ![[The Creative Act#^rtud0c]] - It's not about whether you're in the same niche as someone, but just how passionate they are in their creations - The feedback is not on the expertise but on the humanity and expression ## 3 Sentence Summary > What are the crucial points in this book that make it iconic, ideas I want to remember for the rest of my life? 1. [[Creativity is a collective effort to discover and be spiritual]] 2. [[Art is to creatively self-actualize]] 3. Amplified mindfulness is powerful for novel interpretations of the world ## Author's Purpose - Share his philosophy of what being an artist personally means after lots of experience in the space ## Content ### Concepts [[Creativity is a collective effort to discover and be spiritual]] [[Art is to creatively self-actualize]] [[Insight is situational]] [[Beginner mindset]] [[Appreciate mastery]] [[Patience]] [[Artists amplify human condition]] ### Practices ## Personal Revelations ### Why I started reading this book **How was this book relevant to my current life? Did it answer a specific question, enlighten me on a topic, etc.** I started reading this book because I kept seeing it in my recommended and because I wanted to gain inspiration to treat my personal brand like a creative project, which can sometimes be lost when it is a primary source of your survival. ### Reading Logs ### Thoughts People on Goodreads were saying it is just rehashed ideas and BS but I think it was pretty good ? ### Review 4/5 Good inspiration material, but not paradigm-shifting for me since I already knew some of these ideas. I did get some good notes out of it though :) Can see my processed notes ## Future Plans https://publish.obsidian.md/johnmavrick/My+Inputs/My+Books/%F0%9F%93%A5+The+Creative+Act ### Questions - ### Further Reading - Creativity by Mihaly ### Book Implementation #### Habits - #### Dailies - #### To Dos -