The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
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A fantastic book, truly a 10 out of 10! It inspired me to write my resolutions for 2008!
- What elicits resistance?
Any act that rejects immediate gratification in favour of long term growth, health or integrity
- When we are paralysed by fear, that is a sign of resistance. Fear tells us what we have to do
- Resistance stops us from starting
- Procrastination becomes a habit, we put off our lives until our death bed
- "This very moment, we can change our lives"
- "This very second, we can turn the tables on resistance. This second, we can sit down and work."
I need to recognise and fight my own RESISTANCE.
How does my resistance show up?
- in my unceasing pessism - I deal with change and new challenges by always starting from the worst possible outcome
- In my procrastination, fear of starting
- In my using alcohol to dull my stress and overwork
How can I beat my resistance?
- Taking responsibility for my thinking and choosing a more realistic, optimistic viewpoint - and by cancelling my negative thinking
- not using alcohol to self medicate ie as a stress reliever
- Choosing to start small, but to continue consistently
How do I keep sane?
- Write regularly / blog daily(mental relief)
- walk daily (physical and mental relief)
Great tactical advice for any would-be artist or writer, 23 Oct 2004
By G. Morgan "Milton Drake" (London) - See all my reviews
This book is superb. Everyone who has ever tried to improve their lives or start a new venture will know that the main problem is not the money or the time; it's the motivation. Deep in our psychology we have a hidden enemy, a devious little voice that tells us not to start or attempt anything because we'll automatically fail or we've got better things to do. This little creep is usually the reason diets fail or books don't get written. Until I read War of Art I just thought I was a procastinator or at best just lazy. But Pressfield has given this enemy a name: Resistance.
Pressfield's book is without a doubt the most intriguing and genuine motivational book out there to date. It's written in plain tongue with no technical rubbish or pen-in-hand techniques that nobody would want to even try. It's staright talk; we've got an enemy, fight it! I couldn't put it down. Read it in a day. By the end of it I felt I could achieve anything and like some weirdo bible thing I have tuned to it since whenever I feel like I want to do something because most of the time I know I won't do what I want without a good push. Steven Pressfield's War of Art is that push. It's the compass that guides you toward success.
- What elicits resistance?
Any act that rejects immediate gratification in favour of long term growth, health or integrity
- When we are paralysed by fear, that is a sign of resistance. Fear tells us what we have to do
- Resistance stops us from starting
- Procrastination becomes a habit, we put off our lives until our death bed
- "This very moment, we can change our lives"
- "This very second, we can turn the tables on resistance. This second, we can sit down and work."
I need to recognise and fight my own RESISTANCE.
How does my resistance show up?
- in my unceasing pessism - I deal with change and new challenges by always starting from the worst possible outcome
- In my procrastination, fear of starting
- In my using alcohol to dull my stress and overwork
How can I beat my resistance?
- Taking responsibility for my thinking and choosing a more realistic, optimistic viewpoint - and by cancelling my negative thinking
- not using alcohol to self medicate ie as a stress reliever
- Choosing to start small, but to continue consistently
How do I keep sane?
- Write regularly / blog daily(mental relief)
- walk daily (physical and mental relief)
Great tactical advice for any would-be artist or writer, 23 Oct 2004
By G. Morgan "Milton Drake" (London) - See all my reviews
This book is superb. Everyone who has ever tried to improve their lives or start a new venture will know that the main problem is not the money or the time; it's the motivation. Deep in our psychology we have a hidden enemy, a devious little voice that tells us not to start or attempt anything because we'll automatically fail or we've got better things to do. This little creep is usually the reason diets fail or books don't get written. Until I read War of Art I just thought I was a procastinator or at best just lazy. But Pressfield has given this enemy a name: Resistance.
Pressfield's book is without a doubt the most intriguing and genuine motivational book out there to date. It's written in plain tongue with no technical rubbish or pen-in-hand techniques that nobody would want to even try. It's staright talk; we've got an enemy, fight it! I couldn't put it down. Read it in a day. By the end of it I felt I could achieve anything and like some weirdo bible thing I have tuned to it since whenever I feel like I want to do something because most of the time I know I won't do what I want without a good push. Steven Pressfield's War of Art is that push. It's the compass that guides you toward success.
