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Episode: Steven Pressfield: The War of Art | Lex Fridman Podcast #102

Published on June 20, 2020

Hereโ€™s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Do the Work!

by Steven Pressfield

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and others of his books on this topic including turning pro do the work

Lex lists other books by Steven Pressfield on the topic of creativity/resistance.

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Gates of Fire

by Steven Pressfield

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also his books gets a fire about the Spartans and the Battle of Thermopylae the Lionsgate tides of war and others are some of the best historical fiction novels ever written

Lex lists Steven Pressfield's historical fiction books, mentioning this one about the Spartans and Thermopylae.

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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t

by Steven Pressfield

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nobody wants to read your shit and the Warrior Ethos

Lex lists other books by Steven Pressfield on the topic of creativity/resistance.

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The Artist's Journey

by Steven Pressfield

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and I you know there's one of the things that I did in my book the artist journey is that there were certain things where I tracked or just listed in order like all of Bruce Springsteen's albums or all of Philip Roth's books

Steven Pressfield mentions his book and discusses how he listed bodies of work by artists like Bruce Springsteen and Philip Roth within it.

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The Ascent of Money

by Niall Ferguson

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let me mention that the cryptocurrency in the context of the history of money is fascinating I recommend a cent of money as a great book on this history

Lex recommends this book for its history of money, mentioning it in the context of cryptocurrency.

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The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

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the following is a conversation with Steven Pressfield author of several powerful nonfiction and historical fiction books including the war of art a book that had a big impact on my life and the life of millions of people whose passion is to create an art science business sport and everywhere else

Lex introduces Steven Pressfield and highlights 'The War of Art' as a book that had a big impact on his life and others.

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Tides of War

by Steven Pressfield

Buy Tides of War by Steven Pressfield on Amazon

also his books gets a fire about the Spartans and the Battle of Thermopylae the Lionsgate tides of war and others are some of the best historical fiction novels ever written

Lex lists Steven Pressfield's historical fiction books, mentioning this one.

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Turning Pro

by Steven Pressfield

Buy Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield on Amazon

and others of his books on this topic including turning pro do the work

Lex lists other books by Steven Pressfield on the topic of creativity/resistance.

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