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by rcavezza 3479 days ago
Can you elaborate on what you liked about The War of Art? I read it earlier this year and I really wasn't a fan. Maybe I need to change my mindset about this book.
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Trying to recall my memory - While reading the book, i could many times relate it to the problems i have been facing in life and my day to day work. Reading the book helped me pictures those things as a 'RESISTANCE'. I used to procastinate things for next day, i was reluctant to speak up and reach out to other co-workers. After reading the book i was able to convince myself that this was just a resistance and if i wanted to be happy and successful, i would have to overcome this resistance. I'm not saying i'm a completely changed person after reading the book, but it definitely had positive impacts in my life.
I really wasn't a fan either. I found that the first two sections contained very little useful information/ideas/instructions, and then the third section started talking about muses and angels and it totally lost me. But it's talked about a lot here so maybe I'm missing something too.