The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AECT2XK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 498 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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You need to fly higher than ever. Keep your head down. To work like an artist means investing in the things that scale: creativity, emotional labor, and grit. Stay in your comfort zone. Don't fly too close to the sun. The new truth: It's better to be sorry than safe. It's an attitude, available to anyone who has a vision that others don't, and the guts to do something about it. So what are you going to do?. So were Henry Ford and Martin Luther King, Jr. In his bravest and most challenging book yet, Seth Godin shows how we can thrive in an economy that rewards art, not compliance. Find an institution, a job, a set of rules to stick to. And he makes a passionate argument for why you should be treating your work as art. The time to seize new ground and work without a map is now.
"Good examination of what it means to be an artist - could've been much shorter" according to Charlie. Overall I’d recommend this book.His basic message is to create things you feel compelled to create, because that's your best shot at success in this new economy.With the advent of the Internet, distribution is now basically free. In the traditional economy, everything was tangible and t. A Beautiful Deception I give this book 3 stars to split the difference between the 1 star it deserves as a book, and the 5 it deserves as a marketing lesson.Like most reviewers so far, I bought this book because I'm a fan of SG. However, while I do believe he is preaching his message with the sincere intention to . "I Love Seth (but this book is 1.5x too long)" according to Otis Woodard. The book in a nutshell:1. We've been brainwashed by the industrial complex to fly too low, to comply, to surrender our brilliance for perceived security.2. That strategy once worked--our comfort zone and that safety zone we were offered were aligned.I Love Seth (but this book is 1.5x too long) The book in a nutshell:1. We've been brainwashed by the industrial complex to fly too low, to comply, to surrender our brilliance for perceived security.2. That strategy once worked--our comfort zone and that safety zone we were offered were aligned.3. They are no longer aligned and most aren. . They are no longer aligned and most aren