Do the Work
by Steven Pressfield
A pocket manual for taking a project from idea to finish: start before you are ready, stay stupid and stubborn, outline in three acts, push through the belly of the beast, and ship. It is the most tactical of Pressfield's trilogy and can be read in an hour before beginning anything.
Read it if…
you are about to start a project and want a short field guide for finishing it.
Skip it if…
you want depth; it is intentionally thin.
Three things you will actually use
- Start now; research is often procrastination.
- Expect the crash two-thirds through; it is normal.
- Shipping is the point; perfection is Resistance.
Do this first
Write your project's beginning, middle and end on one page before doing anything else.
Our verdict
Tiny, tactical and motivating.
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