The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
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The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders.

— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
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