Will I love The War of Art?

This classic is my go-to for the challenges of living the creative life and how to push through them.

In short, punchy chapters, it identifies the main source of blocks writers and artists have and how to push through them.

I love its approach to the workmanlike attitude one needs to have to create consistently and move toward a goal, and how to be clear-eyed about the inner “resistence” we all have that seems to want to stop us.

A powerful call to overcome resistance and reclaim creative agency. This book frames creative work as “sacred” work. For entrepreneurs, it isn’t about business strategy—it’s about the inner war you fight when trying to bring something meaningful into the world. This is a book that speaks to the soul’s battle for purpose over distraction, a battle every founder faces in pursuit of authentic success.

I loved this book because it nailed something I’ve wrestled with for years: resistance. That self-sabotaging force that shows up as procrastination, perfectionism, or even “busyness.” I’ve felt it derail my most important work, and reading… show more.

I can't recommend this book highly enough. By naming the feeling that held me back from becoming my best self, the author anthropomorphized an emotional monster that blocked me from leading my best life, creating my most creative works, and pushing myself beyond what I thought I was capable of to achieve truly extraordinary works.

Pressfield calls this demon Resistance. The book showed me how resistance had infected every part of my life. It helped me overcome resistance by explaining the difference between being an amateur and a pro—that is, a hard-core professional. This is is an indispensable guide to… show more.

This is one of my favorite books of all time and I have re-read it many times. It is short, simple, and profound. I love it because I 100% resonate with the feelings of resistance this book talks about. I have always struggled with the voice of resistance to gets me to doubt myself, procrastinate important work, and give up and get distracted rather than following through.

This book is a kick in the butt that always leaves me motivated to take action in the face of the resistance. Everytime I follow the advice in this book, I achieve more… show more.

Maybe one of the best books ever written. I re-read it frequently because I always take a new lesson from it. Beautifully written, deep inspirational knowledge that everyone needs to overcome procrastination.

This book has been extremely influential and helpful to my journey as a creative photographer. This is a short book and covers material that is often not easy because it gets at some of the deep-seated reasons that many of us find it hard to consistently create art.

The underlying issue is “resistance”: a force that is the antithesis of creativity and serves to stymie us all to a greater or lesser degree. I have found the succinct discussion of resistance in the book, along with tools and techniques for overcoming resistance, one of the most valuable discussions I have… show more.

Within the first few pages, I was ready to drop everything and tackle the creative projects I'd been thinking about—but never quite—starting. This slim book by a successful screenwriter tackles creativity challenges through a simple guide to battling “resistance,” the set of emotions and barriers preventing us from doing the work we love. An amazing motivator to build new creative habits.

This book addresses how resistance often obstructs us from pursuing what's best for our personal growth. It emphasizes the internal battle against procrastination, self-doubt, and fear that can prevent us from fulfilling our potential. We’ve all felt this resistance. I know I had in the past when it came to prioritizing my health and well-being.

This book teaches us to tackle the resistance head-on to make the necessary changes to step into the version of ourselves we want to be so that we continue to write the story we want for ourselves, rather than the one that was given to… show more.

As I read this book, I felt like the author was looking into my soul. I loved the short, punchy observations and challenges to anyone seeking to share their creativity. The Resistance is a force universal to everyone who is trying to share a little piece of themselves, and I love the way that it is broken down in this book.

I realized that when I could see what was holding me back from expressing myself, I was able to find strategies to mitigate that fear. This book was instrumental in my ability to express myself as an author and… show more.

This slim book is a game changer. I have had my copy of Stephen Pressfield's classic for well over a decade. This book has helped me multiple times to break through my inner resistance, and it's proven to be a go-to resource for me when I feel inspired to create something big and new and then find I get bogged down with self-doubt and procrastination.

Pressfield calls it "resistance," and it's much more common than most realize. In this book, he shares his ups and down cycles of creative endeavors. He gives guidance on how to break through the inevitable… show more.