Have I Made It?

In Episode 42 of Flow State Podcast, Harry settles into a new studio and reflects on the question, “Have I made it yet?” This episode’s Moments of Flow clips feature Busta Rhymes and Ethan Hawke, resulting in discussions of writing bars ahead of time, and the value of art. Harry considers the balance between cleverness and technique when creating, and talks about the process of practicing new skills. Finally, he reacts to a fan-submitted freestyle, and closes the episode out with some bars of his own.

Show Notes:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9781936891023

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: Freestyle Test Drive

https://youtu.be/JUyVxA5ODaY?si=uUQZ_ku9uCzV-bum

How Busta Rhymes Turned 300 Unreleased J Dilla Beats Into His New Album

https://youtu.be/PoVmFkWEoX0?si=lwWfTGzaDzI4uB4A

Give yourself permission to be creative | Ethan Hawke | TED

https://youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q?si=N3q65AyiWoil-hB-

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9780061339202

Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner

https://www.amazon.com/Effortless-Mastery-Liberating-Master-Musician/dp/156224003X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

Beau Taillefer

https://www.youtube.com/@beautaillefermusic

Vyntage on Flow State Episode 1

https://youtu.be/-KfFIh2PbjE?si=LAAB0lmqoIIRd6pS&t=3807

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:24 “Making It”

00:33:05 Pen to Paper - Moments of Flow: Busta Rhymes

00:45:21 Art is Sustenance - Moments of Flow: Ethan Hawke

00:52:13 Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

00:55:55 Being Clever in Rap

01:04:04 Avoiding Skill Bottlenecks

01:14:59 Fan Freestyle Submission: Vyntage

01:22:16 Closing Freestyle