#102 – Steven Pressfield: The War of Art

About this episode

<p>Steven Pressfield is a historian and author of War of Art, a book that had a big impact on my life and the life of millions of whose passion is to create in art, science, business, sport, and everywhere else. I highly recommend it and others of his books on this topic, including Turning Pro, Do the Work, Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, and the Warrior Ethos. Also his books Gates of Fire about the Spartans and the battle at Thermopylae, The Lion&#8217;s Gate, Tides of War, and others are some of the best historical fiction novels ever written.</p> <p>Support this podcast by supporting these sponsors:<br /> &#8211; Jordan Harbinger Show: <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/">https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/</a><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br /> </span>&#8211; Cash App – use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221; and download:<br /> &#8211; Cash App (App Store): <a href="https://apple.co/2sPrUHe">https://apple.co/2sPrUHe</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App (Google Play): <a href="https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w">https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>OUTLINE:<br /> 00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 05:00 &#8211; Nature of war<br /> 11:43 &#8211; The struggle within<br /> 17:11 &#8211; Love and hate in a time of war<br /> 25:17 &#8211; Future of warfare<br /> 28:31 &#8211; Technology in war<br /> 30:10 &#8211; What it takes to kill a person<br /> 32:22 &#8211; Mortality<br /> 37:30 &#8211; The muse<br /> 46:09 &#8211; Editing<br /> 52:19 &#8211; Resistance<br /> 1:10:41 &#8211; Loneliness<br /> 1:12:24 &#8211; Is a warrior born or trained?<br /> 1:13:53 &#8211; Hard work and health<br /> 1:18:41 &#8211; Daily ritual</p>