<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Pressfield, Steven on Wijnand Baretta</title><link>https://wijnandbaretta.com/authors/pressfield-steven/</link><description>Recent content in Pressfield, Steven on Wijnand Baretta</description><image><title>Wijnand Baretta</title><url>https://wijnandbaretta.com/images/og-default.png</url><link>https://wijnandbaretta.com/images/og-default.png</link></image><generator>Hugo -- 0.152.2</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wijnandbaretta.com/authors/pressfield-steven/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>The War of Art</title><link>https://wijnandbaretta.com/books/the-war-of-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://wijnandbaretta.com/books/the-war-of-art/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-war-of-art-by-steven-pressfield"&gt;The War of Art by Steven Pressfield&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;The War of Art&amp;rdquo; by Steven Pressfield is a motivational book that explores the internal obstacles to success and creativity. Pressfield personifies resistance as the main antagonist that creatives and entrepreneurs face. Divided into three parts, the book delves into how resistance manifests, the importance of turning pro and maintaining a professional mindset, and the inspiration and mysterious aspects of the creative process. Pressfield draws from his own experiences as an author to illustrate the challenges and triumphs in overcoming resistance.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Do the Work</title><link>https://wijnandbaretta.com/books/do-the-work/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://wijnandbaretta.com/books/do-the-work/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="do-the-work-by-steven-pressfield"&gt;Do the Work by Steven Pressfield&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Do the Work&amp;rdquo; by Steven Pressfield is a concise guide aimed at overcoming procrastination and self-doubt to achieve productivity and creativity. The book emphasizes the importance of starting and finishing projects by combating &amp;ldquo;the Resistance,&amp;rdquo; a term Pressfield uses to describe the internal and external obstacles that prevent people from completing their work. Throughout the text, Pressfield offers practical advice and motivational strategies to encourage readers to push through creative blocks and reach their goals.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>