5/19/2023 0 Comments The war of art resistanceResistance's aim is to distract you from doing your work. Resistance can be experienced in any calling including writing, painting, creating music, pursuing business ventures, starting a diet or training plan, beating addiction, education, relationships, and moral or religious change. Resistance holds us back from living our unlived life, and can therefore be toxic, if not dealt with properly. What stops us from sitting down to do it can be called "Resistance". It's not doing the work (writing for example) that's hard. Resistance can be overcome by 'becoming a professional': showing up every day no matter what, doing the work in spite of fear, self-doubt, and rationalisation that you should be doing something else, delaying gratification, and doing this consistently, knowing that through doing so, inspiration will follow and that you will contribute your unique work to the world. Resistance can manifest as fear, procrastination, addictive behaviours, negative self-talk, depression, and ultimately not doing the work required to move towards becoming your best self and living the life you want to live. What holds most people back from pursuing their artistic, professional, lifestyle, or other, goals is Resistance. The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 3-Sentence Summary:
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