The War of Art

Steven Pressfield gives a name to the force that stops people from doing creative work. He calls it Resistance, and he catalogs every disguise it wears, from procrastination and self doubt to perfectionism and rational sounding excuses. The answer is what he calls turning pro, showing up to your work daily with the discipline of a tradesman rather than waiting for inspiration. Written in short, punchy chapters that can be read in an afternoon, it has become the book creative people hand each other when a project stalls.