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by chrisguitarguy 4916 days ago
"Show up and get to work" is a large part of Steven Pressfield's The War of Art [0] as well.

0. http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/

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Ugh, I tried reading that a few years ago. Its pretty much a schlocky self-help book with large doses of new age religion in it. I guess whatever works for Steven Pressfield, but that doesn't work for me.

This website has everything that book has, and more, without the awkward self-help spiritualism that's so popular:

http://gapingvoid.com/2004/07/25/how-to-be-creative/

Also, if you're "busy" reading /r/getmotivated and books like these you're not actually doing work. You're reading about doing work. These advice guides are traps and time wasters in themselves. Good in small doses, but after a point, they're just as bad as watching TV.

+1 for Steven Pressfield.

I read Turning Pro first after this excerpt on 99u and loved it; The War of Art was cool too but kind of cringey & self-helpy in places.

http://99u.com/articles/7192/Are-You-Trapped-in-a-Shadow-Car...