How Rick Rubin taught me to be a better engineer

I&rsquo;ve been reading The Creative Act: A Way of Being 1 by Rick Rubin, legendary music producer 2 . It&rsquo;s a pretty philosophical read on creativity in general, and I can recommend reading it regardless if you are an artist or not. Among many quote-worthy ideas, one passage struck a particular note for me and made me consider how I work with people. The section is titled Listening and in…