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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield
3.5
After starting and restarting many times, I beat Resistance and finally finished this book! It is overall absolutist and reductive, but there is some very good wisdom scattered about it; you just have to sort through the bullshit and woo woo to find it.
Even though I disagreed with a lot of what he was saying, questioning ideas and reading with a critical eye definitely made for an active and engaging reading experience.
In general, I enjoyed:
- how Pressfield personifies Resistance
- the difference he makes between the Amateur and Pro
- his creed of the Artist
He believes (without a shred of a doubt) in art and creativity and pushes everyone to do what they were meant to do. His blinding confidence here is... heartwarming and encouraging actually, and we need more of that.
After starting and restarting many times, I beat Resistance and finally finished this book! It is overall absolutist and reductive, but there is some very good wisdom scattered about it; you just have to sort through the bullshit and woo woo to find it.
Even though I disagreed with a lot of what he was saying, questioning ideas and reading with a critical eye definitely made for an active and engaging reading experience.
In general, I enjoyed:
- how Pressfield personifies Resistance
- the difference he makes between the Amateur and Pro
- his creed of the Artist
He believes (without a shred of a doubt) in art and creativity and pushes everyone to do what they were meant to do. His blinding confidence here is... heartwarming and encouraging actually, and we need more of that.