The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

You already know the work you’re supposed to be doing. Steven Pressfield’s claim is that what stops you isn’t a shortage of talent, time, or ideas—it’s a single hidden force he names Resistance. It’s the negative, repelling energy that shows up as procrastination, self-doubt, fear, and endless rationalization, whispering “I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow” or “my dream is too risky, so I’ll stay in this job.” Resistance has one purpose: to shove you away from your work and keep everything comfortable and unchanged. It afflicts everyone, beginner and veteran alike, and it feeds on stagnation, defending the status quo at all costs.

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The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle