The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook | Looking to conquer creative blocks and overcome self-doubt? Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art offers a proven blueprint for unleashing your creative potential, defeating resistance, and achieving unstoppable success. Dive in now to transform your passion into purpose! Learn on your terms. Get the PDF, infographic, full ad-free audiobook and animated version of this summary of The War of Art and thousands of other books on the top-rated StoryShots app: https://www.getstoryshots.com Help us grow to create more amazing content for you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the StoryShots podcast now. What should our next book be? Suggest and vote it up on the StoryShots app. Interested in sponsorship? Contact support@getstoryshots.com. StoryShots Summary and Analysis of The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield Steven Pressfield’s Perspective Steven Pressfield is a bestselling author who has published a dozen books. He has written historical fiction, non-fiction, movie screenplays, and advertising copies. He published his first novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance, in 1995. It was such a success that it was adapted into a blockbuster starring Matt Damon and Will Smith. Pressfield is a former marine and graduate of Duke University. He used some strategies within the book to achieve the success he now enjoys after over 30 years of abject failure. Pressfield’s novels of the ancient world, including the non-fiction The Warrior Ethos, are required reading at West Point, Annapolis, and in the Marine Corps. Overall, all of Pressfield’s works paint him as the kind of guy you could bump into and strike up a fascinating conversation. Introduction to Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art Have you ever wanted to embark on something creative but found yourself unable to sit down and get to it? Do you ever wake up thinking about your goals, only to shrug and put it off for a later date? Well, the good news is that you’re in good company. Many people with big dreams will struggle to push past powerful inner blocks, including procrastination, self-doubt, fear, and destruction. Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art is a book dedicated to helping creative like yourself overcome creative barriers to produce valuable and satisfying work. Pressfield invokes lessons from his artistic journey and those from other artists throughout history to inspire and guide creatives looking to get out of a creative block. Here’s a breakdown of the key takeaways from the book. StoryShot #1: Resistance is What’s Standing in the Way of Your Success StoryShot #2: Resistance Gets Stronger as You Get Closer to the Goal StoryShot #3: To Move Past Resistance, You’ve Got to Move Past Being an Amateur Related Book Summaries Do The Work Flow Ego is The Enemy Mastery Deep Work Linchpin Grit How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Originals Creativity Inc The Alchemist DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial summary and analysis. This episode was first published on 28 May 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices