Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Steven Pressfield and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss how to hear and act on your true calling despite inner resistance, perfectionism, and the fears of those closest to you, avoiding the toxic cost of suppressing creative energy and focusing on doing the hard work rather than chasing fame.

Steven Pressfield is the author of The War of Art and an expert in how to overcome the inner force of "resistance"—the self-sabotaging tendency to procrastinate on your life's most important work that keeps you from realizing your professional and creative potential. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=cpKsogGdem4
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/gVuzPzl

*Timestamps*
00:00 Pressure to Find Your Passion
00:18 Identifying Your Calling
01:10 Force of Resistance
01:27 Overcoming Doubts & External Voices
02:49 Consequences of Ignoring Your Calling
04:58 Starting Huberman Lab
07:03 Support & Sabotage from Loved Ones

Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer