I finally found the mantra I needed. I wasn’t looking for a mantra (because I’m not that “out there”), but now that I’ve found one, I realize how aimless I’ve felt without these three words.
DO THE WORK
That’s it. The words are simple, and they’re not just for writers. You want to run a marathon? Make time to volunteer? Finish a certification program for a new skill? Improve relationships with family and friends?
DO THE WORK.
There’s no other way. No fast way. It’s just work. Day after day.
Why this expression? Why now?
Several writing friends highly recommended Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art. I read it one night, then–here’s the exciting part–I finished writing three essays and one short story by the end of the week. Three essays! One story! One week!
I usually write three essays a month and an average of two short stories a year. Since I’m proud of the work I produce, that output would all be fine if the time I spent not writing meant I was busy doing other productive things instead of sitting in front my computer hoping to write. I have no shortage of ideas, just limited time. My kids, husband, and the running of our home are the priorities of my life right now. But the writing matters to me. It matters a lot, which is why wasting precious time the way I do fills me with so much self-loathing.
Resistance
Most of Pressfield’s War of Art explains what happens to me (and all of us) in those fruitless writing sessions (insert your own goals and passions). He calls it Resistance (always with a forceful capital R) and he says it happens to anyone trying to accomplish anything. You intend to organize the house by the end of the month, but shelves seem to be get more crowded? Resistance! Your goal is to spend less money, yet every time you shop at Target you’re buying new clothes instead of toilet paper and laundry detergent? Resistance! Pressfield says that Resistance is the force that takes over our best intentions. Too much shopping, eating, drinking, watching TV, flirting with inappropriate people, putzing around on the internet, and so on—it’s Resistance.
It’s all just busy work to keep us from doing the real work that matters to us.
When it comes to writing, I feel the roots of my own personal brand of Resistance in different forms. Here are a few examples:
- Worrying I have nothing to say that matters.
- Worrying I have too much to say and not enough ability.
- Worrying about alienating friends and family (which has happened with the most surprising of topics then paralyzes me for weeks after.)
- Worrying that when I put myself out there by publishing essays and promoting them in any way (a big part of the writing gig these days), that people I care about are saying, “Who does she think she is?”
- Worrying that people I don’t care about are asking the same question.
- Worrying that my career will never progress beyond where it is. (Though to tell you truth, where it is now is LIGHT-YEARS ahead of where I ever imagined. So not sure why I let this one bother me.)
Seems like quite a bit of thinking and worrying about myself, I know. But this Resistance I’m describing is under the surface. I don’t sit with my computer and actually think, “What if everyone thinks I suck?” The fear of failure and worry are subtlety there. Always. This Resistance is some kind of bizarre self-protection that ends in self-sabotage.
How does Pressfield suggest we get over Resistance?
The specifics of the answer would be different for every person’s situation and goals, but the theme doesn’t change. I bet you can guess—-> DO THE WORK.
So I started doing the work. That’s how I was able to write so much in one week and stay on a steady schedule (though not with the same manically ambitious outcome as that first week.) Turns out I did have more time to write than I wanted to admit. Almost every writer I respect has mentioned in interviews that they write in the morning. They get up before their day jobs or before their kids wake up. I’ll never be able to do that, I’d been telling myself. For my entire life I’ve told myself the lie that I’m not a morning person.
I imagined Pressfield rolling his eyes at me, and I told myself I had to try. And that’s how I’ve been doing the work. With my husband and our four kids asleep, I get up at 5:00AM, get my butt in my favorite living room chair, and just work. At 7:00, I close my lap top and get ready to take care of the kids.
Sure, there are other random pockets throughout the school day when I could squeeze in some real writing and instead find myself looking at clothes online. But you know what? If I’ve accomplished close to two hours of work already, then the self-loathing is gone. The cycle of Resistance is a little more damaged, in a good way.
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Oh, I wish I could get up early and write, but since I get up at 5am already, that would mean writing at 4am… and that’s just gross. I am also at my most productive in the morning ~ I just have to take advantage of weekend mornings.
Sounds like an interesting read!
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Oh yes, when I was teaching that would have really been impossible. I had to BE at work at 7, not start getting dressed at 7. Each person has her own set of circumstances. I, for example, cannot write on the weekend at all.
Thanks for the comment!
First, yay for you! Second, YES to this book! I can wake up earlier to do the work.
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Off topic, but I seriously love your avatar.
That is a very helpful book. I recently recommended it to a writing friend who felt stuck. I too feel the Resistance, the fretting over who cares, do I have any talent? As you say it is in the background and I just keep writing and doing the work. I look at where I was a year ago and celebrate how far I have come. And TRY not to compare my progress with others.
Sue, the not comparing to others is a great point too. It’s so easy to get stuck in that exact worry. Glad you’ve been able to move past these things too!
I NEED THIS BOOK! Though I do lack ideas sometimes, I definitely get distracted and make excuses and RESIST the writing (and the housework, etc. etc.) Thanks so much, Nina for sharing this with us!
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Well housework is especially worth resisting!
I love the concept of Resistance. And how true it is. Currently, I am trying to write two articles, as you can tell by the fact that I am commenting on your blog.
I really, really, really like the concept of putting the wireless on a timer. I need to do that. Brilliance.
Rivki Silver recently posted..Don’t Wait For Perfect
Rivki–I do think there’s a place for blog reading, commenting, Twitter and FB in our business. We both write for sites online, which means part of our job is cultivating a readership, which means also being a reader. I actually really love that part. The issue is when I put THAT part ABOVE the writing. It’s sort of a chicken egg thing . . . can’t just be reader if I want to also be doing the writing. Anyway, my point is, I feel a lot less guilty doing the blog relationship activities than playing around on shopbop.com with time and money I don’t have. Not all internet wasting time is created equally. So don’t be too hard on yourself! I’ve loved your “instead of the internet” posts. I think my post relates for sure.
Thank you for the reminder to not be too hard on myself, and for the reminder that not internet wasting time is equal. But really, I was sitting down to write a post, and instead I checked my email and then I saw your new post, and then, and then and then. 🙂
Rivki Silver recently posted..Don’t Wait For Perfect
I liked this book, but among my motivation trove of writing books, it’s not my favorite. I like how he gave the foe– our obstacles– a name: Resistance. It gave me a visual of what is blocking me from writing. I also really appreciated his emphasis on the Divine– in much the same vein as Julia Cameron does.This book is definitely pom-poms for writers and makes you feel charged to write. Good for you for heeding the call!
Julie– I have ones I much prefer too. I actually could hardly get through the second half of this book. Much of what I liked was in the first half. I LOVE Anne Lamott and Dani Shapiro and others. I saw this less as a writing advice book and more of a life advice. It is pom-poms! That angle totally worked for me.
Fantastic advice. We do spend so much time resisting the muse. My theory is that’s because there’s a certain loss of control as you tune into the “creativity stream” –that zone where you lose your sense of place and time and get lost in your story or essay. So your ego resists. It’s not that writing is “hard”–but it’s scary.
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So true, Anne. Having felt that lose of control when I’m in the zone, I truly crave it. Then I invent reasons why it’s not a good time–like I don’t have enough time, or I’ll be interrupted. I seem to make sure the zone happens as little as possible. Ugh! It’s getting better though knowing that those mornings sessions are secure time. I like his point that writing is NOT hard. Sitting down to write is hard.
I’ll have to check this book out! It may provide the kick in the pants I need.
With the kid and the full-time job and now pregnancy, I really need to pay more attention to how I do things and where I’m creating this “Resistance”. 🙂
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One motivating thing to help . . . I always felt an extra sense of motivation each time I was pregnant. There’s a certain “deadline” sense. Hope this time is “fruitful” for you, Amber. And so great to see you here!
I’ve had that book on my shelf for a couple of years and actually just pulled it down to read a few days ago. What a coincidence! Two-thirds of the way through, I see myself in so many of his examples of Resistance. A lot of its manifestations in me resemble yours – especially the ones that connect to the idea of feeling like an impostor. (Why, after a few years at it, do I still blush whenever someone asks me about my writing?) Some of Pressfield’s macho golf references have begun to grate on me, but in general, he’s giving me the kick in the butt that I need right now.
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I love a good virtual co-reading. I didn’t even use the word imposter, but that is SO it, Kristen. For sure it belongs on my Resistance list.
And yeah–it’s not the perfect writing craft book or anything. I honestly barely skimmed the second half–that part was a bit too much for me. But I was extremely motivated by the first half.
Wow. What perfect timing (kind of uncanny, actually, because I have suffered the self-loathing bit the past three days because I have NOT GOTTEN UP EARLY AND WRITTEN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING).
I was telling friends that I just need to suck it up and DO IT – even on nights when I haven’t slept well. Just put on my big girl panties, get up even if I’m tired and do it. Do the work. Yep. You’ve inspired me that, despite the issues I’ve been having with a throbbing wrist – I’m getting up when the alarm goes off at 5:15 tomorrow. Yes I am!
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Did it work? Did you get up? I was able to do it on Wednesday and Thursday, but Nate woke up many times last night and I needed those extra two hours from 5-7am.
YES! I got three very productive days in. On nights when sleep is interrupted for whatever reason, it’s obviously not as easy (as you experienced last night). And sometimes, we just need the sleep. But WOW was I more productive. Woo hoo!
Melissa Crytzer Fry recently posted..Sweets of My Labor
The six worries you listed – I worry about those same things. They really get in the way. For the record though – I love reading what you have to say! Other resistances? Always the calendar. When I read other writers who blow me away and I wonder why in the world I think I can do this. When I unconsciously try to imitate someone else’s style, rather than staying true to my own voice. The internet. “Do the work.” So simple and so true. One year I trained for a triathlon and I did the work and I felt great – and now, I often wonder where that woman is. She had more…something…not sure what to call it. But I keep looking for it.
First, thank you for that compliment. You bring up a really important point that I didn’t address but is so true for me too–comparing myself to others. It leads to no good, that’s for sure!
Oh my goodness! I so needed to read this RIGHT NOW. Resistance is so huge for me. I often procrastinate any kind of ‘real’ writing and then feel badly about it. I also have this problem when it comes to healthy eating. I know exactly what I should be eating for my body to feel healthy but I rarely make it through a day without eating something that it is all wrong for me.
“Do the work.” is such an awesome and simple reminder. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am off now to order The War of Art 🙂
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I’m glad this motivated you, Stacey! Healthy eating had long been my #1 battle. I’ve improved my habits a lot in the past few years with one method and one method only. (I should write about this, actually.) The method is . . . I let go of the idea of eating perfectly. If I have a deliciously unhealthy brunch, I don’t worry about it. Meaning, I don’t then purposely pig out the rest of the day telling myself the day is “ruined anyway.” That perfectionist mindset is really damaging to many things–eating and writing included. Hope that helps a little too if that’s something that plagues you. It takes practice. It’s so tempting to do the “good day” “bad day” way of eating. It just doesn’t work though.
Loved this article; I could so relate. I didn’t know there was a term for it, but that Resistance is exactly what I’ve been tackling the past few weeks that I’ve been forcing myself to get up earlier and write. It’s sure not always easy, but once an hour of writing is in, it feels so good and helps me conquer the rest of the day.
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I’ve always admired your writing discipline, Jolina!
Thanks for this great post. Very timely in my life. While I am not a writer, I do suffer from “resistance”. Funny thing is I have tried the get up before your kids routine and for a while it worked. But then the dog started getting up early and then my 4 year old did too. That pretty much put an end to the early morning routine. I am definitely a morning person and prefer to do my work in the morning, but family life in the morning is my resistance. I keep telling myself that I will catch up after the kids go to bed but then I find myself either cleaning up the house, tending to personal matters that I didn’t get to during the day or just utterly exhausted and want 30 minutes to myself to unplug, unwind and relax so that I can fall asleep. I think I definitely need to read this book. On my list. Thanks for the “KICK”
I hope it helps, Rishona. Working in the morning is truly not for everyone. And in different times in life it makes more sense. My youngest is now two so it works (most times) now. Last night, however, he woke up about 3 times and wouldn’t go back to sleep. When my alarm when off at 5am I laughed. I just couldn’t do it since I’d hardly slept. Instead I did what was more important then and slept two more hours until the kids were awake.
As for the dog, just tell him it is so not cool to wake up that early. 😉
I’m one of those morning writers. For me it’s worth getting up early for a couple of reasons. I do the thing that I love first so that when I trudge off to my day job, I feel some sense of self fulfillment, and after a long, hard day it would be too easy to come up with a lot of excuses not to Do the Work.
I can relate to your point #2. (All of them really, but especially #2.) I worry that the story I write can never match my vision because I don’t have the chops to do it. I’m stuck in that place with my current WIP.
This book has been sitting on my bedside table since I saw Steven Pressfield on Oprah. I guess I just need to Do the Work and read it! 🙂
Great post!
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I missed the Oprah segment, but I had seen articles about it and knew she was excited about him. I keep meaning to watch it on own.com, but now that I’ve read the book maybe I don’t need to. And since you watched it, maybe you can skip the book? I really didn’t like the second half.
Completely awesome. And I never really knew about the time crunch until I had kids and started a photography business at the same time. And oh yeah, I love to write just as much. It’s the triple threat thing – how can I do them all? Needless to say, I am no longer sitting her and thinking about writing or hoping to write. I just write. And I do have to schedule time for it which my past self would have been horrified by and would have said, “You just let the words come like magic and then write them down!”
Nope. I schedule times (and also let them come which is highly inconvenient when it happens while I’m driving) and I write. I do the work. (mostly)
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Sometimes when I have an idea or even just a sentence or two that comes to mind I read them aloud into my iPhone’s siri as a reminder. It comes out kind of jumbled but the general idea is there. Other than that though, all “work” for me is scheduled and purposeful. I’ve never been overwhelmingly seized by the desire to create something. I just don’t operate like that. Good thing too since more often than not it would be possible for me to randomly disappear and get it all down on paper (screen).
Loved this comment, Tamara. I really had to think about how that works for me.
Thanks for this post on Resistance and conquering it! Last year I read another one of Pressfield’s books and it had a huge impact. Now I’m in a completely different place, playing with very new, very powerful Resistance dragons. I need another fix. Or simply to remember his points… Which you’ve just done for me. (Have I mentioned ‘thank you?’) I recognize every single one of your forms of Resistance.
Yes, doing the work is the way to go. So I had better get to it… 🙂
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I love the term “dragons.” That’s what they are and need they need CONSTANT slaying. Thanks so much for the comment and the tweets!
Gosh yes, resistance – I have it in spades! I used to think that the reason I wasn’t so super-organised and productive as I used to be in my youth was because of old age (OK, middle age), family, kids etc. But actually it is resistance. Take for instance my end-of-year tax accounts – had 2 weeks to gather all the paperwork together, but I’m only doing it today, just before the meeting with the accountant. At least, I plan on doing it today… hope it doesn’t turn out to be at night…
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Hope you got it done, Marina! Thanks so much for chiming in here. This stuff is all true for many parts of life, unfortunately. Not just the writing!
I work in spurts, simply because when I allow myself to be distracted, I go full on out distracted and just can’t do the work. Or won’t. But when I sit my butt down and focus, I get productive. If I’m lucky, I can do this maybe twice a week, and just pound it all out. But yes, definitely do the work.
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Sounds like you have a method that works! Bursts work too.
Yes, Nina, I love this post. I think Lorna mentioned that book, as well, at the one gathering I attended. It sounds like it would give me the kick in the butt I need right now.
I used to write in the coffee shop near my house, and my laptop was so old that I had to insert a wireless card to pick up the Internet. But I never let myself plug it in until I had worked for at least an hour. No wonder I got so much writing done. I need to get back into that routine. Thanks for the reminder!
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Yes! Lorna too! Just added her up there . . . with Oprah. 😉
All this post is missing is wrapping paper. What a gift. Thank you!
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It’s so great to hear about you overcoming a personal hurdle like that. Good for you! I love “Do the work.” The deep south equivalent would be “Get ‘er done.” And of course, Nike’s been saying this for years. 😉 Putting the internet on a timer is a great trick. Thanks!
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It is funny that you mentioned this book because guess what is sitting on my night stand, still unread? THE WAR OF ART of course. Thanks for the push I needed to “DO THE WORK” and get this book read.
Come back and let me know what you thought! Second half was a little weird for me, but first half was awesome.
I read The War of Art earlier this year, but I was past due for a DO THE WORK reminder. Thanks, Nina. And I LOVE the idea of putting the wireless on a time, or just unplugging it in my case, since no one else is home in the mornings when I’m writing.
I’m so happy for the writing you’ve done and what you’ve learned. It must feel amazing!
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Excellent, excellent, excellent, Nina! Pressfield’s book has long been one of my writing favorites (especially the last page). His take on doing the work is simple, brilliant, and a game-changer. Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Doing the work, or Just Do It, is the only way to get it done, I think. My schedule is similarly full, with husband and kids and friends and family and fun — all great things I want in my life. And, like you, my writing matters very very much to me. So, 5 am is a go-to time for me when my kids are on break, and also minimizing my daytime commitments when the kids are in school. The internet is less of a distraction for me, but the timer is a super idea. Congrats, Nina! Love this piece.
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I may need to start enforcing the morning writing on myself. because I do get up early and get on the ‘puter and read blogs and write blog posts and… Resist the real work.
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Thanks, Nina. It’s been wonderful to watch you grow through your blog writing these past few years. I just moved to a new city- wondering if you or your readers have advice on how to create a reading/writing group? I would want mine to be somewhat focused on my field (history) but not necessarily only on that. Thanks for your generous voice!
Hi Jessica! Thank you so much for your comment about the blog and writing. I appreciate it! Great question re: how to create a reading/writing group. In my case, I had to try about three different book groups over the past years to find one that worked for me. I ended up in a neighborhood group of all different ages. Our common thread is that we live nearby and all love to read. I especially love my writing group because we don’t actually critique each other’s work. Nobody has time for that! We are more of a “goal accountability” group where we talk about where we talk about where we are in our projects and where we’d like to be. It’s worked really well, and it came out of the Listen to Your Mother show that we were all in together.
That didn’t really answer your question though. I don’t know where you live, but in Minneapolis there is a writing center called The Loft. I know Boston has Grub Street and imagine other cities have similar places. I’ve often seen classified on their newsletters from people looking to form groups. I think that would be a good place to start. When I moved to Minneapolis, I started my book club by asking the only two people I knew and asked them to each ask two people. We started there. Over time the group didn’t work out for me, but it was nice at first! I also want to suggest the book MWF Seeing BFF by Rachel Bertche. She has tons of great ideas for finding friends in a new city.
Good luck Jessica! It takes time . . . but you’ll find your place.
RESISTANCE has another name: Wireless Internet. I am convinced that the Internet is the mortal enemy of creativity. My solution is a terrific Internet blocking program called Freedom that costs only $10, and disables your connection for a specified amount of time, up to 6 hours. The relief of being disconnected is indescribable. http://macfreedom.com/
I’ve heard great things about MacFreedom! It’s basically what gets me through those writing sessions (having our wireless on a timer), but MacFeedom would be good for coffee shops.
Thanks for reading the post and commenting, Jessica.
My Resistance for getting up early to write is that I hate getting interrupted. When I get in the flow, I want to stay in it. So I tell myself I don’t write early because, really, I’ll just get interrupted. Yeah, makes sense.
I trained for a half marathon and I still don’t know why it worked so well. I thought I would have a hard time, but something about having a schedule and a plan helped; and the longer runs on weekends increasing gradually made it kind of interesting and exciting, and I planned new routes every week. So — variety and a plan = success?
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Variety + plan probably was the key! By the way, you were the third Jessica to comment in a row. So funny!
I actually have this book and now I’ll not resist reading it any longer. Great post!
Love it, Nina. DO THE WORK. I need this to stick in my head too. Really, thanks because I needed this. xo.
Thank you for being honest about your personal Resistance. I see much of myself in your struggles. And thank you for the book recommendation.
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Nina, first off, congratulations on that amazing output; you must feel so great! Also, I cannot wait to hear about the other ways this has changed your life. Thank you, too, for sharing the reasons behind your resistance–it’s that kind of honesty that is part of what gives your writing such power.
Also, this is funny, but I sort of inhaled this post on the first read and didn’t even catch the capital R resistance point, at least on a conscious level. So maybe in those terms my own resistance had developed into all caps? Because I still have all the above. : ) -Diann
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Hey Nina,
What a delightful post. I can definitely relate to all your bullet points, and am about the same speed when it comes to writing. I let everything else come first. It’s hard to get on a creative roll that way. I guess that’s my subconscious form of Resistance.
Do The Work. Sounds like I may just be harmonizing that mantra along with you. Thanks for a wonderful post.
I hope your Festival of Lights was festive!
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I JUST saw a little clip of Oprah talking to Stephen Pressfield, and even that tiny BLIP got me motivated. Now I MUST read the whole book. Thank you thank you thank you for writing about this today. I need to fight my own resistance, big time (when it comes to my novel writing). xox
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Whoa. Way to go, Nina! Very on topic, too…I’ve been going through multiple layers of RRResistance and self-loathing this year. It’s nice to have someone else articulate the self-sabotage cycle (especially you, who manages to still be incredibly productive despite it all). I’ll hold off any declarations of optimism until I actually manage to get up and DO THE WORK. But thank you. I needed this.
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Good for you, Nina! Writing with the wireless off puts temptation out of reach, doesn’t it. And getting “the work” done before anything else is really foolproof (as long as you can get enough sleep!). I so admire you, being able to do what you do with four little kiddies.
LOVE this Nina! I’m about to sit down to revise something. The outside world keeps intruding: reminders, texts, emails… However, I’m trying to remember that this is Resistance and I can’t let it triumph over me.
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Self-protection ending in self-sabotage…
GET OUT OF MY HEAD – ha!
Just kidding. You can hang out there whenever you want.
(Can’t imagine anyone would :-))
Do the work. Sounds so simple.
Most of the best advice is.
Thanks for the mantra, Nina.
I need it now more than ever.
julie gardner recently posted..The Write Words
YES! Me too! And the morning thing is amazing. I’ve been trying to do my most creative work first thing in the morning and it has made a huge difference in how much I get done.
Also, I think we can think and plan and analyze ourselves to inertia so easily. DO THE WORK gets you out of that cycle and down to the business of actually producing.
Love, love, love THE WAR OF ART.
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I so needed to read this today. Thank you!
We like to make a list of things to do first thing each morning, the most urgent tasks get taken care of first. Now we just need to find that list.
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I love this post, Nina! Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring me today!
I literally have a post-it note on my writing desk that says, “Do The Work.” As you know, I have been working on finishing my book for years and finally completed it this past week. I battled everything you mentioned above and then some in trying to complete it, but in the end, like you said, it came down to doing the work! Thank YOU for continually reminding me of that, and inspiring me by your incredible work ethic. I know that you have been an integral part in helping me achieve my goal! And congrats to you on reaching so many of yours!!
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