The War of Art
Ratings167
Average rating3.8
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Ratings167
Average rating3.8
"In this powerful, straight-from-the-hip examination of the internal obstacles to success, bestselling author Steven Pressfield shows readers how to identify, defeat, and unlock the inner barriers to creativity. The War of Art is an inspirational, funny, well-aimed kick in the pants guaranteed to galvanize every would-be artist, visionary, or entrepreneur." --from back cover.
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Author sets up the problem pretty well.
I felt like it could have been more concrete, some how.
Go and get stuff done.
A few good nuggets, but gets too much into nonsense about angels and gods starting about halfway in that it becomes too hard to take seriously.
Eh... I think this book has a lot of valuable wisdom behind it, but for me, I do not find this style of writing personally effective. (Yes, I really am ‘its not you, its me'-ing to a book). The writing style was the literary equivalent of a young man in the gym hyping himself up in the mirror. It is good advice though, and if the style is one you resonate with, I imagine it could be an invaluable thing to read.
The first half of this book resonated with me greatly - probably one of the best “get it done” / motivation books. However, the second half fell flat. Ramblings about god, angels, and muses just don't click for me. A couple of great chapters litter the second half though, namely the discussions around “territory”. If you were the last person on Earth, what would you still do?
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