14 books that completely changed the way people see the world

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/14-influential-books-ex1

"The War of Art is in the lineage of books like Nicolas Lampert’s A People’s Art History of the United States, which chronicles grassroots approaches to art and social change across 250 years."

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/war-of-art-oneill-butler/

via https://mastodon.art/@colossal/114704674483544389

#art #ProtestArt #protest #TheWarOfArt #books #bookstodon

'The War of Art' Charts the Catalyzing History of Artists' Protests in the U.S.

'The War of Art: A History of Artists' Protest in America' comes when many of us are considering what tools we have to create the world we want to live in.

Colossal
"Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it."
-Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
#art #artquote #quotes #thewarofart #resistance #procrastination #ruleofthumb
Wow, the Resistance is real. Steven Pressfield says the Resistance rises up to the stop you whenever you try to do something creative, and he's right. I finally summoned the courage to recored a short first podcast episode, then while listening back to it I decided I need to write a script for it, and then I blink and I'm cleaning my office. Ugh.
#StevenPressfield #resistance #thewarofart #podcasting
De Creativiteitskraan - Jan van den Berg

Creativiteit is niet anders dan de kraan aanzetten en flink doorspoelen, zo stelt Julian Shapiro.

Jan van den Berg

@borixon
that moment before one hits SEND can indeed be a very long moment

just in case you don’t know this quote:

“Henry Fonda was still throwing up before each stage performance, even when he was seventy-five. In other words, fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.”

Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

#StevenPressfield #TheWarOfArt