The Daily Pressfield: A Teaching a Day from the Author of the War of Art

THE DAILY PRESSFIELD is 365 days (plus a bonus week) of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement. Are you starting a new book/album/business venture? Open to page one of THE DAILY PRESSFIELD and start rolling. Each chapter begins with a picked quote from THE WAR OF ART, GATES OF FIRE, Pressfield's Writing Wednesdays blog, and other P-field sources. The second half of each chapter is Steve's commentary on that passage. THE DAILY PRESSFIELD is a year's worth of kicks-in-the-butt and pats-on-the-back, structured to counsel, support, and guide you-day-by-day-from the start of your project to its successful completion. THE DAILY PRESSFIELD is illustrated (one pic a week) by award-winning illustrator Victor Juhasz, whose work you've seen in Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, the New York Times, and many other books, shows, and publications. To see more of Vic's work check out his website at victorjuhasz.com INTRODUCTION ART = LIFE WEEK ONE RESISTANCE WAKES UP WITH ME Day 1 RESISTANCE WAKES UP WITH ME Day 2 “GET UP! BEGIN YOUR DAY!” Day 3 A GYM PERSON Day 4 NO DISTRACTIONS Day 5 RESISTANCE COMES SECOND Day 6 THE BIGGER THE DREAM, THE STRONGER THE RESISTANCE Day 7 RESISTANCE AND SELF-DOUBT WEEK TWO BEFORE WE WRITE THE FIRST WORD Day 8 “HOW HARD CAN IT BE?” Day 9 IT AIN’T BRAIN SURGERY. IT’S HARDER. Day 10 BANANAS Day 11 A KING Day 12 A HELLHOLE ON WHEELS Day 13 TURNING PRO IS FREE Day 14 A KING, PART TWO WEEK THREE THE FOOLSCAP METHOD Day 15 BEFORE DRAFT #1 Day 16 A LUNCH WITH MY MENTOR Day 17 FOOLSCAPPING MOBY DICK Day 18 ELEMENTS OF THE FOOLSCAP PAGE Day 19 WHY THE FOOLSCAP IS IMPORTANT Day 20 A FOOLSCAP FORCES US TO ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS Day 21 A FOOLSCAP GIVES US CONFIDENCE WEEK FOUR COVER THE CANVAS Day 22 THE FIRST DRAFT IS THE HARDEST Day 23 COVER THE CANVAS Day 24 PERFECTIONISM = RESISTANCE Day 25 FIRST DRAFTS ARE BLITZKRIEG Day 26 THE MAGIC OF TK Day 27 RESEARCH = RESISTANCE Day 28 THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT FIRST DRAFTS WEEK FIVE “WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS?” Day 29 THE IDEA FOR THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE Day 30 THE IDEA FOR GATES OF FIRE Day 31 THE IDEA FOR THE VIRTUES OF WAR Day 32 THE IDEA FOR THE WAR OF ART Day 33 THE IDEA FOR LAST OF THE AMAZONS Day 34 THE IDEA FOR THE LION’S GATE Day 35 THE IDEA FOR A MAN AT ARMS WEEK SIX TWO LEVELS Day 36 THE UNLIVED LIFE Day 37 ELIZABETH GILBERT’S TED TALK Day 38 ALEXANDER AND THE TWO LEVELS Day 39 AN ANGEL AND A BLADE OF GRASS Day 40 “I HAVE DINED ON DREAMS...” Day 41 THE INTERSECTION OF NECESSITY AND FREE WILL Day 42 THE COSMIC RADIO STATION WEEK SEVEN THE ARTIST IN THE TRENCHES Day 43 ART IS WORK Day 44 A SPARTAN OFFICER Day 45 WHAT I KNOW Day 46 A PROFESSIONAL Day 47 THE AMATEUR AND THE PRO Day 48 IF YOU BUILD IT, SHE WILL COME Day 49 “TALENT IS BULLSHIT” WEEK EIGHT THE ARTIST IN THE TRENCHES, PART TWO Day 50 BLUE COLLAR Day 51 THE PROFESSIONAL MINDSET Day 52 POWER CONCENTRATES Day 53 VOLUNTEERING FOR HELL Day 54 Want to finish your novel, your symphony, your start-up, your diet, your fitness regime, your course in spiritual advancement? THE DAILY PRESSFIELD is inspiration, motivation, wisdom, encouragement. It's 365 kicks-in-the-butt or pats-on-the-back from the million-selling author of The War of Art and Turning Pro.