There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDResistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.
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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.
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The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
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The amateur tweets. The pro works.
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This man has conquered the world! What have you done?” The philosopher replied without an instant’s hesitation, “I have conquered the need to conquer the world.
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Seeking support from friends and and family is like having people gathered around at your deathbed. It’s nice, but when the ship sails, all they can do is stand on the dock waving goodbye.
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We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.
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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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Put your ass where your heart wants to be.
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Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.
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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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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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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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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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