From the course: Do the Work: Overcome Resistance (Blinkist Summary)

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Getting through a crash

Getting through a crash

From the course: Do the Work: Overcome Resistance (Blinkist Summary)

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Getting through a crash

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- [Instructor] Blink number four. Finishing your work and overcoming fear and crashes make you stronger. At some point in your career you're almost certainly going to face the big crash, a major obstacle you have to overcome. Perhaps your computer suddenly crashes and takes your unfinished novel with it. Or maybe a major problem in your personal life pushes you off track. You can't predict when a big crash will hit, but when it does, remember, it's just another problem and you can get through it. Crashes can be extremely difficult and demanding, but they can be of benefit to you in the long run. A crash forces you to figure out what is and isn't working in your project. The author experienced this after he finished his book, "The Profession," which had taken him two years to write. He gave it to his friends to read and, to his surprise, they hated it. After several long conversations with colleagues, he was able to…

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