Bruce Lee's Life and Work, Explained

Bruce Lee made history with his groundbreaking films, inspiring generations through unforgettable fight scenes and philosophy. His best fight scenes remain some of the most-watched videos in cinema, and his timeless rules for success can help us create great work ourselves. But how did he achieve what he did? Here are the creative lessons I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly (https://amzn.to/3xMAUyJ). Bonus PDF: https://makelikethegreats.com/bonus Timestamps 00:00:00 How Bruce Lee was Found by Hollywood 00:01:41 Bruce Lee as an ICON 00:05:33 The Many Names of Bruce Lee (The Child Star) 00:18:28 Bad School Kid (Fighting) 00:25:14 Martial Arts - Wing Chun 00:38:52 Moving to the US and Cha-Cha 00:48:41 America & Teaching Wing Chun 01:02:52 What Robin was to Batman 01:13:59 Jeet Kune Do 01:21:44 Longstreet 01:29:09 The Hong Kong Films 01:41:38 Hollywood’s New Man: Enter the Dragon 01:49:54 The Passing 01:54:11 The Icon (Bruce Lee's Legacy) Art mentioned Bruce Lee Screen Test, Video (1965) (   • Bruce lee interview 1965  ) The Children’s Paradise, Comic Book #2 - Hayao Miyazaki, ICONS Episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UhT...) My Son-A-Chang, Film An Orphan’s Tragedy, Film Sins of the Father, Film In the Face of Demolition, Film The Guiding Light, Film #1 - 50 Cent, ICONS episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22cu...) The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin, Book (https://amzn.to/4fmcKen) The Mind, Explored, Newsletter (https://www.mindexplored.com/) The Orphan, Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193458/...) 1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly, Essay (https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-...) Batman, TV Series (https://amzn.to/4foD0oj) The Green Hornet, TV Series (https://amzn.to/48s7V0I) Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Film (https://amzn.to/4hnIEcg) Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, Book (https://amzn.to/3YGKjlW) Longstreet, TV Series (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066681/) Bruce Lee Pierre Berton Interview, Video (   • Bruce Lee Interview (Pierre Berton Show, 1...  ) The Big Boss, Film (https://amzn.to/3YkR0c5) Fist of Fury, Film (https://amzn.to/4fmUWjf) The Way of The Dragon, Film (https://amzn.to/40ojDYy) Game of Death, Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077594/...) Enter the Dragon, Film (https://amzn.to/4foOhFw) To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Twitter⁠:   / makegreats   LinkedIn⁠:   / make-greats   Instagram:   / makegreats   TikTok:   / makegreats