About this episode
The episode explores the challenges of pursuing creative work and the internal struggles between inspiration and resistance, drawing on ideas from Steven Pressfield's book 'The War of Art'.
Welcome to Episode 65 of the QR Lab Podcast — Creative Work and the War Within In this episode, we dive into the mysterious and powerful world of creative work , inspired in part by the ideas presented in the book The War of Art by The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Pressfield argues something both inspiring and unsettling: when we ignore our creative calling, we are not just failing ourselves—we may actually be cheating the world of the contribution we were meant to give . Why is it so difficult to pursue creative work? Why do we resist the very thing that seems to call us the most deeply? In this conversation, we examine the internal battle between inspiration and resistance, discipline and doubt, courage and fear. But the discussion quickly moves into deeper territory. Where does creativity actually come from? Do we invent art purely from our own minds, or does it somehow flow through us from a deeper source? Many artists, scientists, and thinkers throughout history have described creativity less as an act of ownership and more as an act of reception —as if ideas exist somewhere beyond us, waiting to be discovered. So what is the artist’s role? Are we creators, conduits, or…
People in this episode
Hosts: Kuldeep Tagore, Amir Zeki
Topics covered
- creative work
- resistance
- inspiration
- creativity
- art
- internal battle
Keywords
- creative work
- resistance
- inspiration
- creativity
- art
- Steven Pressfield
- The War of Art
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The War of Art
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