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Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art has been so influential to my life and my pursuit of prolific practice, that I naturally went down a Pressfield rabbit hole, reading nearly everything written by the man himself, a lot written about him, and watched dozens of interviews. The more I learned about him, the more I discovered events in his life, ways of looking at things, that enriched my own view of life, and so eventually I decided: I’ll just write about who Steven Pressfield is, and why anyone should care.

The TLDR of his story is that he’s had a long journey to becoming the accomplished author he is today, despite many seemingly dumb career choices, despite being an author who hops genres in the most erratic way. He still considered himself an abject failure even when he was 50.

Quick bio: He was born on 1 September 1943 in Trinidad, where his father, who worked in the U.S. Navy, was stationed at the time. He graduated from Duke University in 1965, and joined the U.S. Marine Corps the following year, where he served as an infantryman. He spent many years w

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Steven Pressfield

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I was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 to a Navy father and mother.

I graduated from Duke University in 1965.

In January of 1966, when I was on the bus leaving Parris Island as a freshly-minted Marine, I looked back and thought there was at least one good thing about this departure. "No matter what happens to me for the rest of my life, no one can ever send me back to this freakin' place again."

Forty years later, to my surprise and gratification, I am far more closely bound to the young men of the Marine Corps and to all other dirt-eating, ground-pounding outfits than I could ever have imagined.

GATES OF FIRE is one reason. Dog-eared paperbacks of this tale of the ancient Spartans have circulated throughout platoons of U.S. troops I was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 to a Navy father and mother.

I graduated from Duke University in 1965.

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Steven Pressfield is the author of The War of Art which has sold over a millions copies globally and been translated into multiple languages. He is a master of historical fiction with Gates of Fire being on the required reading list at West Point and the the recommended reading list of the Joint Chiefs. His other books include A Man at Arms, Turning Pro, Do the Work, The Artist's Journey, Tides of War, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Last of the Amazons, Virtues of War, The Afghan Campaign, Killing Rommel, The Profession, The Lion's Gate, The Warrior Ethos, The Authentic Swing, An American Jew, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t, and The Knowledge. His debut novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance was over 30 years in the making. He hasn't stopped writing since. Steve lives and writes in California. You can following him on IG @steven_pressfield. Sign up for his weekly writing newsletter at stevenpressfield.com "It is one thing to study war, and another to live the warrior's life."

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