<![CDATA[Running Thoughts: The Creative Life]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/s/the-creative-lifehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-pU0!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2ebc544-a9d5-4cb7-acc5-e187e9d41712_1958x1958.pngRunning Thoughts: The Creative Lifehttps://jimkeat.substack.com/s/the-creative-lifeSubstackThu, 28 May 2026 20:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[The Creative Act: Habits]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-habitshttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-habitsWed, 20 May 2026 14:37:54 GMTReading and reflecting on the “Habits” chapter from Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act — covering John Wooden’s shoe-tying lesson, why discipline and freedom are actually partners, and how the habits we don’t notice might be running our lives more than we think.

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Inspiration]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-inspirationhttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-inspirationWed, 20 May 2026 14:33:58 GMTThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Listening]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-listeninghttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-listeningTue, 24 Mar 2026 13:18:07 GMTThis chapter is officially one of my favorites. And I knew it from the opening line:

When listening, there is only now.

And if that wasn’t enough these four pages go on to explore the autonomous nature of hearing, the role our whole body plays in listening, how headphones trick our body into thinking we’re hearing everything (but we’re not), the necessity (and challenge) of being present when listening to others, and how listening makes it possible to broaden our implicit and often unconscious perspective.

Here, for those of you who would rather skim, these are some of my favorite quotes from this chapter:

Many of us experience life as if we’re taking it in through a pair of headphones.

Formulating an opinion is not listening.

Listening is suspended disbelief.

More often than not, there are no right answers, ust different perspectives. The more perspectives we can learn to see, the greater our understanding becomes.

Watch the recording. Read the book. And join me tomorrow (maybe) for another chapter!

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: The Opposite Is True]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-the-opposite-ishttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-the-opposite-isThu, 19 Feb 2026 00:28:50 GMTThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Rules]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-ruleshttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-rulesTue, 27 Jan 2026 18:20:43 GMTThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Intention]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/intention-the-creative-acthttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/intention-the-creative-actSun, 25 Jan 2026 14:10:15 GMT
Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Collaboration]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-collaborationhttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-collaborationThu, 22 Jan 2026 13:57:17 GMTThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]><![CDATA[The Creative Act: Distraction]]>https://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-distractionhttps://jimkeat.substack.com/p/the-creative-act-distractionWed, 21 Jan 2026 16:51:16 GMT
Get more from Jim Keat in the Substack app
Available for iOS and Android
]]>