Bit of a rant

There were nuggets in here somewhere, but nothing particularly new. Show up, do the work, inspiration must find you working etc etc, and a load of odd cross references which were doubtless erudite, but actually felt irrelevant to a simple message. Show up, stop whining, do the damned work.
Not a good reader, in spite of enthusiasm, and clear passion for his subject, it smacked of the modern plague of jocular presentation on a laptop in a back bedroom at your mums house. Everyone’s a presenter these days, not. I wait for the podcast era to pass, and deliver us back to professionalism in all things spoken word.

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Profound...Timely...Necessary

Elixir for the soul. Embrace this truth and be forever immortal.

Steven speaks and my heart sings...glorious wondrous arias.

Ancient wisdom forged by daemon revelation.

Overcome with a deep sense of peace...as I allow my artists journey to unfold..

With deep gratitude Steven...thank you for allowing your daemic voice to speak!!!

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First Pressfield title I am not recommending :-/

I'm a big fan of Pressfield Do The Work and The War Of Art.

Unfortunately I haven't found a single thing in the first half of this book that he has't touched on before, in one way or another.
Steven seems to be so tired and dried out on the subject, that even his narration is rather dull and apathetic this time around.
Miles away from the passionate and focused Do The Work.

Perhaps the last hour of this audiobook will be better, but I will be asking for a refund on this one.
Disappointing.

I do recommend you pick up one of his other titles though.

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Incredible in content, not ideal in form

An amazing book with amazing message, a must read for any artist or anyone making anything! But... I think the book really was written to be a book not an audiobook and although Steven did his best and adapted it well, the short chapters and the speed with which he read were at times hard to follow. I think I will read it too. Not impossible to understand by any means though. Enjoy!

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Great book!

At first, I almost didn’t purchase the book as I was reading the reviews and some readers believe that there’s nothing new there in comparison to the previous books.
I already consumed all the previous titles and the new one “ Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be” and I can say isn’t the same.

Okay, there are some repetitive elements indeed but this time Steven went deep on the philosophical aspect of the” muse “ and our life purpose. Yes, he mentioned that before, but not with the same approach as he did in this book, especially in the last chapters of the book.

read this book in two parts interesting read

came back to this after several months of not reading it the part of the daimon really interested and intrigued mean I think it is something that I definitely relate to would recommend this book for any aspiring writers

Read "Turning Pro" and "The War of Art" I stead

This book repeats many points from the books Turning Pro and War of Art but in a less efficient and inspiring way. (These two books should be handed immediately to any young person who shows any creative interest or skill. they have the power of saving them worlds of hurt and decades of their lives and help them get to the point; the actual work they are ment to do).

The two books I mentioned here are by the same author and are the most instrumental and inspiring books I have ever read regarding the subject of living life as a creative freelance, artist or in any other way self employed person. they both contain everything any creative person needs to get their heads out of their asses and actually do their lives work.

But this book, The Artist way, did not do that for me. repeating exellent points from Turning Pro and War of art is of course good: but there where too many big words and philosophy chat and not enough "to the point" talk.

Thank you for your time ❤️

I love this book!! Thank you Steven Pressfield

Once again, this is exactly what I needed to hear. How to keep going with The Work. So grateful already and will re-listen again and again I'm sure. I love the fact that Steven's the one reading it too - he expresses things so well. If you know you're creatively called, this will help.

Surprisingly Brilliant!

Stick with this one; let it get into your head. Initially the narrative was slightly irritating but I stuck with it & found it hugely inspirational. Unlike other books which just spill out the same old stuff about working hard & thinking differently, if you're looking for moving up a level, this is definitely for you. I loved it & will be listening again as I think I will pick up bits that perhaps I missed on my first listen. Love it!

Really helpful

Please, read or listen to this book. And then again, and again. And then go fulfil your heart dreams and desires. Have fun - and remember- if the going gets tough, this book is a really helpful reminder why it is all worth it. Thank you, Steve.