Book · recommended on 3 episodes
A Man at Arms
Steven Pressfield
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Steven Pressfield
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This book by Steven Pressfield has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Steven Pressfield, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-01 and the most recent from 2025-10-20. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“I had a book a few years ago called "A Man at Arms," which is about a recurring character that I have”— Steven Pressfield
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Bestselling author of "The War of Art," "Gates of Fire," and other historical fiction and nonfiction. A former Marine, advertising copywriter, and screenwriter who published his first book at 52 and is still writing daily at 82. Author Steven Pressfield tells Andrew Huberman how to recognize, outwork, and overcome the inner 'Resistance' that sabotages creative work.
“The Legend of Bagger Vance, A Man at Arms, and many others”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and the memoir Govt Cheese; published his first novel at age 52. Steven Pressfield and Tim Ferriss dig into resistance, ambition, momentum, and trusting the creative muse to escape self-sabotage.
“his newest book is a man at arms and epic saga about a reluctant hero of the roman empire and the rise of a new faith”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Former Marine, Duke graduate, and author who became a published novelist at age 53 after roughly 30 years of failure. He wrote The War of Art, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and his then-newest novel A Man at Arms. Steven Pressfield on resistance, the artist's journey, the muse, shadow careers, and why finishing your first big work changes everything.
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