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How to Beat the Invisible Enemy Blocking Your Growth
Ever feel like something invisible stops you from starting what matters? That silent blocker is what Steven Pressfield calls Resistance. It’s sneaky, clever, and often disguised as “I’ll do it tomorrow.” This post shows how to fight it and win, day by day.
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Resistance is Real
It shows up as procrastination, fear, distraction, and even perfectionism. It grows stronger the closer you get to meaningful work.
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Treat It Like a Battle.
Professionals show up no matter how they feel. Amateurs wait for motivation. Win the war by showing up daily.
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Start Before You’re Ready.
Resistance will never leave completely. Waiting to “feel ready” is how it wins.
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Ritual Kills Resistance.
Have a start-up routine, even lighting a candle or playing one song. Your brain learns to shift gears.
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Your Work Is Sacred
Whatever it is, writing, coding, painting, building, doing it is how you beat Resistance. Not thinking about it. Not planning. Doing.
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Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate; it will seduce you. Resistance is always lying and always full of s**t.
STEVEN PRESSFIELD
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