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BOOK REVIEW: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Recommended by many, read by me, and the conclusion? Not so good.
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November 2014 - Confessions of a Readaholic
November 30, 2014
The War of Artby
Steven Pressfield
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Recommended by many, read by me, and the conclusion? Not so good.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield is develop in a “self-help” book way that makes a reader to confront about disease of not working,
procrastination.I appreciate author’s effort as he starts off with a high node, by making a reader realize the evil and withdrawing power of
resistance.He goes on explaining the causes of why we resist to work and it is our conscience which is blocking our creative mind. He then describe ways to overpower the evil of resistance and to continue to do our work. That’s the only positive point I found through the text of this book.
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: The One with ANDY WEIR
Andy Wier the author of The Martian, his first novel, does not need an introduction from me. His work is enough to distinct him. Still, the 42 year, living in Northen California, a software engineer, a life long space nerd, and a ‘Whovian’. Enough of me. Let’s see what Andy has to say.