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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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Call it overstatement but I’ll say it anyway: it was easier for Hitler to start World War II than it was for him to face a blank square of canvas.

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

by Iain McGilchrist

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“The message is clear – those who do not feel in control of their lives are less successful, and less psychologically and physically healthy, than those who do feel in control.”
― Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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“compared to individuals, groups tend to be more dogmatic, better able to justify irrational actions, more likely to see their actions as highly moral and have a tendency to form stereotypical views of outsiders.”
― Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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