Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

What keeps the great Steven Pressfield inspired on his writing journey?✍️ #StevenPressfield

29 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Steven Pressfield explains his compulsion to continue writing. He compares writing to physical fitness, noting that stopping would cause a rapid decline in his creative stamina. He frames writing as his purpose on earth, a song in his head that he must follow, which keeps him alive, enthusiastic, and motivated to persist until the end.

I think you're working on another book. Why do you feel like you have to keep going? If I didn't, I would immediately start to deteriorate. It's kind of like fitness, you know, if you stop, you know, a month from now, you've practically lost all of your fitness, right? You gotta— but also, this is why I was put on this earth to do this thing, you know, to follow whatever song is playing in my head. And that's why I'm here. That's what keeps me alive. That's what keeps me enthusiastic. So I intend to keep doing it. Take me out feet first, you know.