Finally read War of Art. Probably a good read for people who don't like me or my writing much but are interested in the themes I hit often.
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I'm surprised - don't you encounter the Resistance when doing "writing as thinking"? Or do you not visualize your 'opponent' that way?
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I can see why that works for some, and it's occasionally a useful corrective for me, but it's not my default frame
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10 years ago I'd have considered Pressfield an evil twin: nearly 90% of the same elements go in, but orthogonal lay diff synthesis comes out
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I'm glad I read it in 2016 at age 41 instead of in 2002 when it was published and I was 27. I'd have been annoyed by it without knowing why
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what about people who like you & your writing? Still worth reading?
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