From co-founding Def Jam to becoming arguably the most influential and successful producer of all time, Rick Rubin has spent a lifetime in the arts. In writing The Creative Act: A Way of Being, he set out to explain how to create memorable art. Instead, he penned a treatise on how putting yourself in a state that invites creativity, and by extension, enhances and enriches your life. Filled with insights gleaned over the decades, it's not a self-help book per se, but should be required reading for anyone interested in the creative process.