The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDIt’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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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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In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline.
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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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Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.
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The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
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Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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The amateur tweets. The pro works.
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Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.
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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.
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The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.
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