The book was good, and if it was a standalone I think it would be better. However, basically everything that he said in this book (and much more) was covered in his earlier and better book, The War of Art. I recall multiple exact examples and stories from this book that he used in his prior book, with even the same jokes, which was a bit disappointing to me. Basically, if you for some reason do not intend to read the War of Art, this book is ok, but if you have already read War of Art, it is nothing new. I would highly recommend reading that book rather than this one either way, as it has everything he covers in this and more. Very quick read. Easy to ready through. Reasonable point to the book, but it was more flowery and wordy than it was practical. Okay, great, so Resistance is the enemy and it's never going to go away. Practical strategies for defeating it would be nice, rather than 'just do it'. That's about as effective as telling a depressed person to 'just be happy'. Could be that it is just more oriented towards writers and artists and people who produce creative efforts, than towards software developers and people with practical problems. It focuses on addressing the issue of 'you are afraid to do this thing you know how to do' than 'you need to find a solution to your problem, and then do it'. Not a bad read, some things to think about, but I was probably expecting more than it was promising to deliver.
What do You think about Do The Work (2011)?
Really excellent book on cutting through the crap and getting done what you set out to get done.
—rc115164
Short book against RESISTANCE. It's a short version of the War of Art.
—hails
