The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is the one book I probably gifted most in the last ten years, because it is one of the most important ones for me. 

Reading it for the first time as a student in 2009 was a revelation, and it had a huge influence on my work ethic and my creative process!

It remains an insanely effective and powerful guide to overcoming the internal obstacles that want to prevent us from realising our creative potential. The book delves into the concept of “Resistance,” the invisible force that sabotages our creative efforts, and offers practical strategies to conquer it.

Pressfield’s insights are drawn from his own experiences as a writer, providing a candid and motivational roadmap to overcoming self-doubt, procrastination, and other forms of Resistance. Resistance is what he calls the inner force faced by artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, and everyone else trying to break through (creative) barriers.