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The War of Art

The War of Art – Steven Pressfield

September 30, 2023 / / 0 Comments

If, after reading this book, you do not feel compelled to begin whatever it is you are avoiding beginning – READ IT AGAIN.

Then read The Practice by Seth Godin.

From my Zettlekasten

“The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.” (Steven Pressfield, The War of Art)

You can read the reviews here. You can buy it at the top of the same page.

Yetzer hara

September 27, 2023 / / 0 Comments

“There is a second self inside you, an inner, shadow Self. This self doesn’t care about you. It doesn’t love you. It has its own agenda, and it will kill you. It will kill you like cancer. It will kill you to achieve its agenda, which is to prevent you from actualizing your Self, from becoming who you really are. This shadow self is called, in the Kabbalistic lexicon, the ‘yetzer hara.’ The yetzer hara, Steve, is what you would call Resistance.”

Rabbi Mordecai Finley, in conversation, July 4, 2010

This is the beginning of the email I received from Steven Pressfield this morning – to read the rest of his post go here https://stevenpressfield.com/2023/09/a-second-bad-self/

If this resonates with you – read his book The War of Art.

Sept 23, 2023

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