While reading this part of the book, I noticed that the progress mentioned in the book kind of corresponds with my progress in real life. Therefore, I feel like it's reading my mind and giving me the boost and encouragement needed at just the right moment.
Pressfield discusses resistance when you are around halfway into the project, when you have already invested a lot time and effort. I realized that I encounter this kind of bottleneck in almost every project I had done in the past. Although I did not analyze this feeling carefully like how the author did, I have found its pattern and how to deal with resistance. Whenever I hit the bottleneck, I just tell myself to keep going because at this point I HAVE NO CHOICE. (the author also mentions this in the two tests) I almost always get the feeling that the end result is going to be shitty and I suck, but the result will always turn out to be quite nice if I push through the negative feelings. I was just talking to Adrian about how time flies and I don't think I'm doing enough work even though I'm trying very hard. I was afraid that people will not get P.M. But this week when I started doing Session 4 and seeing some results, I have a feeling where I can see the road in front of me once again.
Pressfield also talks about Love as an assistance. I think love is what taking me through all the difficulties that I encounter. Whenever I meet an obstacle or have a new idea, I cannot fall asleep at night because I want to do it right away. I get excited when I find a solution or see something working as I expect.
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