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