The War of Art

A powerful vaccine against self-sabotage.

"The War of Art"  by Steven Pressfield is about overcoming self-sabotage in our creative efforts, be it art, entrepreneurial ventures, or any effort to become a better person…

Procrastination, rationalisation, victimising, etc. - the list of how this self-sabotage manifests itself is long. Steven Pressfield call it all "Resistance".

Resistance and its symptoms described in the first part of the book are so universal that I wanted to bang my head against the wall at every page - yes, that's been me! And that's me too!

Luckily, the book does not end at the first chapter. There is a cure against Resistance. It's not a magic pill or self-belief talk or anything. The cure is simply doing one's work. Day after day. Discipline. Pressfield calls it "Turning Pro":

There is no mystery to turning pro. It's a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pro and we do it. Simple as that.