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Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one— Bruce Lee What can writers learn from Bruce Lee? He defied the odds. He adapted to his environment. He set high standards for himself. He was a creative force, inventing his own style of fighting, Jeet Kune Do,  based on traditional Wing Chun. He was a philosopher and communicator who changed the way the West thinks about Martial Arts. What did Bruce Lee think was important?  He once said, "Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation. ... Jeet Kune Do, ultimately is not a matter of petty techniques but of highly developed spirituality and physique." As a teacher, Bruce Lee advised his students to "Be like Water." “You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like … [Read more...] about What Writers can Learn from Bruce Lee.