When we sit down day after day and keep grinding,
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…something mysterious starts to happen. A process is set into motion by which, inevitably and infallibly, heaven comes to our aid…
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Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose.
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This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work,
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…power concentrates around us.
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The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves.
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We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work,
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…we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings –
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Ideas come. Insights accrete.”
― StevenPressfield, The War Of Art
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