What I learned from two of my favorite books on doing creative work, The War of Art and Turning Pro, both by Steven Pressfield.
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(00:00) The Battle with Your Mind
(04:44) What is the War of Art?
(08:43) Where Resistance Shows Up
(12:25) Resistance at the Finish Line
(13:50) The Forms of Resistance
(19:28) Support as Resistance
(21:39) The Need to Turn Pro
(25:10) Shadow Callings and Shadow Careers
(27:31) Destructive Addictions
(29:58) Fear and Amateurs
(32:22) How to Turn Pro
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