I'm in the middle of reading a good book called the The War of Art. Some might call it a self-help book, but it's more of a nice kick in the arse to artists that need it.
The book is for people who call themselves writers but never really get around to doing it. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Remember when you told yourself you were going to write a great screenplay or storyline for a video game? Chances are, that you started but never finished. Even more likely is that you never started to begin with.
The author of The War of Art tells us that it's something called Resistance that keeps us from doing great things. Resistance is what keeps us from doing the work that we need to do. Resistance tells us that your novel isn't going to be that good anyway so why start? Its that anxiety you get and nagging feeling you're wasting your time whenever you try to start something.
I always knew about Resistance but I never put a name to it.
I always assumed that people that produce great works never felt Resistance. But that's a huge lie. Everyone feels it. You don't overcome it. You just have to work through it.
The book is for people who call themselves writers but never really get around to doing it. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Remember when you told yourself you were going to write a great screenplay or storyline for a video game? Chances are, that you started but never finished. Even more likely is that you never started to begin with.
The author of The War of Art tells us that it's something called Resistance that keeps us from doing great things. Resistance is what keeps us from doing the work that we need to do. Resistance tells us that your novel isn't going to be that good anyway so why start? Its that anxiety you get and nagging feeling you're wasting your time whenever you try to start something.
I always knew about Resistance but I never put a name to it.
I always assumed that people that produce great works never felt Resistance. But that's a huge lie. Everyone feels it. You don't overcome it. You just have to work through it.
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