Book · recommended on 3 episodes
Do the Work
Steven Pressfield ISBN 9781455820993
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Steven Pressfield ISBN 9781455820993
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This book by Steven Pressfield has come up 3 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-06-20 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.
“including the now iconic "War of Art" and also the book "Do the Work," which both focus on understanding the forces in our minds”— Andrew Huberman
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.
“you have your creative how-to books the war of art turning pro do the work and so on then you have your historical fiction”— 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.
“and others of his books on this topic including turning pro do the work nobody wants to read your shit”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Steven Pressfield: Bestselling author of The War of Art and historical-fiction novels like Gates of Fire about the Spartans. He is renowned for articulating the creative struggle against 'Resistance.'. Steven Pressfield reframes war as a metaphor for the inner creative battle, casting Resistance as the ego's fearful enemy of the self.
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