# The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Creative Act by Rick Rubin and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers recommend it for reviving forgotten creative ideas and easing side-project struggles. One reader says the ideas are general.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended as a creativity resource (2 comments): "For more on this I recommend Rubin's The Creative Act." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48787395)) "This why I love HN, my next book will be creative act" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954218))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Impro by Keith Johnstone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/impro.md): 5 recommend
- [The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron](https://hackerapproved.com/p/artist-s-way.md): 5 recommend
- [Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland](https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-fear.md): 4 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593653424?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780593653425) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Creative Act by Rick Rubin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/creative-act/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).