Lifechanging Book: The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

Favorite Takeaways:

• Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.

• Resistance has no strength of its own. Every ounce of juice it possesses comes from us. We feed it with power by our fear of it.

• The professional reminds themselves it’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

• Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.