Book · 190 pages

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield · stevenpressfield.com Paid Beginner

Your short answer says polishing is often fear of the market's verdict, and this is the book about exactly that fear, which Pressfield calls Resistance. It is not a startup book, but it names the emotional reason you refactor instead of ship better than any tactical guide can. Short, blunt, and uncomfortably accurate.

  • Procrastination often disguises itself as more preparation.
  • The closer you get to shipping, the louder the fear.
  • Naming the fear is how you get past it.

The question it answers

  1. I keep polishing the design and refactoring instead of shipping. How do I know I'm gold-plating my MVP versus doing necessary work?

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