Huberman Lab · 2026-08-20 · 36 min · 6,153 words

Essentials: How to Access Your Creativity | Rick Rubin

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Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials. Where we revisit past episodes. for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance. I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. And now for my discussion.

with Rick Rubin. Great to have you here today, Rick. Thank you for having me. It's a pleasure. Of all the topics in science and in particular in neuroscience. I confess that.

Creativity is the most difficult one to capture. As I went into your book, the example that you give, this idea that Ideas. and creativity are a little bit like a cloud. If you look at it it

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