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“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior life.”
— Telamon of Arcadia, in “The War of Art” by @steven_pressfield
You can read every book on the battle. But struggling at the gig, fighting to meet the deadline, facing the empty room… those moments are when and where you actually learn the important and valuable lessons.
Studying may prepare you. Living it all changes you.
What has the work itself taught you in the past that no book ever could?
— Telamon of Arcadia, in “The War of Art” by @steven_pressfield
You can read every book on the battle. But struggling at the gig, fighting to meet the deadline, facing the empty room… those moments are when and where you actually learn the important and valuable lessons.
Studying may prepare you. Living it all changes you.
What has the work itself taught you in the past that no book ever could?
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