How to Overcome Inner Resistance | Steven Pressfield

My guest is Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art and expert
in how to overcome the inner force of "resistance"—the
self-sabotaging tendency to procrastinate on your life's most
important work that keeps you from realizing your professional and
creative potential. Steven shares actionable tools for defeating
inner resistance that work. His approach is concrete, not based on
slogans or inspirational messages. As the author of numerous
best-selling books and screenplays, Steven's routines for
cultivating discipline and focus, including his physical training
regimen (he is incredibly mentally and physically vigorous at 82),
are applicable by anyone. He gives you effective practical
strategies for how to structure your day, overcome procrastination
and self-doubt and do your best, most meaningful work. Read the
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https://davidprotein.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Steven
Pressfield (00:04:55) Ideas & Resistance, Tree & Shadow
Analogy (00:08:45) Military, Pushing Through Resistance, War of Art
(00:10:14) Physical Training, Tools: Capturing Ideas, Little
Successes (00:16:11) Sponsors: Helix Sleep & BetterHelp
(00:18:36) Ideas, Invocation of the Muse, Goddess (00:23:19)
Writing, Focus, Inner Critic, Perfectionism, Tool: Think in
Multiple Drafts (00:28:21) Writing Session; Workout Analogy &
Concentration (00:32:28) Aspiring Writers & Focused Hours; Work
Session Timing; Phones (00:35:31) Inner Voice; Storytelling,
Advertising (00:39:45) Soul & Growth, Creativity, Your Calling
& Voices of Resistance, Suppression (00:48:10) Loved Ones:
Projection, Resistance & Sabotage (00:51:04) Sponsors: AGZ by
AG1 & Rorra (00:53:52) Angry & Numbing Out, Resistance,
Internet; Following Your Calling (00:59:00) Mentors: Lessons on
Focus & Quitting (01:06:46) Perfectionism (01:10:42)
Contemplating Your Mortality, Family Honor (01:16:49) Proving
Yourself & Competition (01:22:01) First Movie, Failure, Analyze
Feedback?, Tool: Self-Evaluation (01:28:28) Book Success, One-Hit
Wonders; Book Titles (01:34:22) Sponsor: Function (01:36:09)
Personal Sacrifice; High Achievers & Unbalanced Life; Social
Media (01:44:44) Tool: Turning Pro, Amateur vs Professional Habits,
Failure, Feelings (01:49:32) Cost of Turning Pro, Tool: Taking
Oneself Seriously & Others’ Reactions (01:56:42) Creativity:
Practical Advice & Muse; Acts of Faith; Surrender (02:04:00)
Sponsor: David (02:05:17) Workspace, Uncomfortable Chair, Physical
Labor, Complaining (02:08:13) Forthcoming Book, Book
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