Excerpts from The War Of Art, written by Steven Pressfield: stevenpressfield.com/
Narrated by Ben Tibbetts: bentibbetts.net/
In this video, I compose a duet using a poem by Sean Petrie: seanpetrie.com/
Table Of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 What I Do
3:03 There's A Secret
4:52 Activities That Elicit Resistance
6:58 Resistance Is Invisible
7:56 Resistance Will Tell You Anything
8:38 True North
9:15 Procrastination
10:09 What Resistance Feels Like
11:18 One Night
13:22 Rationalization
15:21 Turning Pro
16:59 What A Writer's Day Feels Like
21:43 The Qualities Of A Professional
24:55 The Qualities Of An Amateur
26:03 Money
27:36 Burning Out
28:14 Craft Not Art
28:49 The Work Is Not You
30:08 Conclusion
35:09 Credits
Attributions:
A lit fireplace: pixabay.com/videos/fireplace-fire-wood-house-winter-7069/
The full moon at night: pixabay.com/videos/moon-moonlight-night-full-moon-7093/
The sound of the ocean: freesound.org/people/Slanesh/sounds/31762/
Sunset on the beach: pixabay.com/videos/beach-ocean-sunset-sea-nature-sky-201308/
A cup of coffee: pixabay.com/videos/cup-of-coffee-hot-steaming-coffee-3158/
A prayer to the Muse: stevenpressfield.com/2021/05/a-prayer-to-the-muse-2/
A window: pixabay.com/videos/window-billowing-curtains-drapes-1000/
Gerald Ford’s Inauguration Ceremony: www.c-span.org/video/?8670-1/president-gerald-fords-inaugural-ceremony
Typewriters:
pixabay.com/videos/typewriter-top-typing-writing-1334/
pixabay.com/videos/typewriter-typing-writing-author-1335/
Clouds: pixabay.com/videos/clouds-cloudscape-wind-nature-158384/
Waves: pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-beach-blue-nature-24216/