The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDPut your ass where your heart wants to be.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.
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Playing the game for money produces the proper professional attitude. It inculcates the lunch-pail state of mind that shows up for work despite rain or snow or dark of night and slugs it out day after day.
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The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are… That we actually have the guts, the perserverance, the capacity… because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know.
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The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them.
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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Ignorance and arrogance are the artist’s and entrepreneur’s indispensable allies. She must be clueless enough to have no idea how difficult her enterprise is going to be and cocky enough to believe she can pull it off anyway.”
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