“Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance.” -Steven Pressfield, The War Of Art
“Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do.” -Steven Pressfield, The War Of Art
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” -Joseph Campbell
“Named must your Fear be before Banish it you can!” -Yoda
One great takeaway from Steven Pressfield’s The War Of Art is that he names the blocked feeling we often experience when trying to make our art. Pressfield calls it “The Resistance.”
By naming it “The Resistance”, we now have a worthy adversary. Something concrete. Something we can battle.
For any fear, problem or obstacle you’re up against, see if you can give it an actual name. (It might also be helpful to associate an image with it in your mind.)
You can’t fight darkness in darkness. You’ve got to bring it into the light and see what you’re up against. Only then, can you can “go to war” with it.
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