Comments on: The Icarus Deception, an inspiring book about making meaningful work, by Seth Godin http://boingboing.net/2013/01/10/the-icarus-deception-an-inspi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Diana Kakkar http://boingboing.net/2013/01/10/the-icarus-deception-an-inspi.html#comment-1627559 Diana Kakkar Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205163#comment-1627559 Great Video! Just shared with my readers! Great Video! Just shared with my readers!

]]> By: Jesse Thorn http://boingboing.net/2013/01/10/the-icarus-deception-an-inspi.html#comment-1625731 Jesse Thorn Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205163#comment-1625731 Well, Seth talks in the interview about a long period of his career where he couldn't get anything off the ground. He also talks about developing the ability to see whether your work is actually any good. And Aimee talks about a period in her life where she (a professional musician) didn't create any music because of the pain of her record company disaster. As a creative entrepreneur myself, I can assure you that the one way to guarantee that you won't succeed is to shut yourself down before you start. Well, Seth talks in the interview about a long period of his career where he couldn’t get anything off the ground. He also talks about developing the ability to see whether your work is actually any good.

And Aimee talks about a period in her life where she (a professional musician) didn’t create any music because of the pain of her record company disaster.

As a creative entrepreneur myself, I can assure you that the one way to guarantee that you won’t succeed is to shut yourself down before you start.

]]> By: Liz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/10/the-icarus-deception-an-inspi.html#comment-1625475 Liz Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205163#comment-1625475 Whenever I run across happytalk like this, I wonder if the author or reporter ever goes out to talk to someone for whom this does not work out.  Sure follow your dreams but oops it flopped, you lost your house your savings and you can't support your family anymore because we're in a recession/depression and now the person can't find a job.  Successful entrepreneurs or new businesses work hard but also are often beneficiaries of pure luck.  Lots of people fail at it with the same level of effort.  I wonder what did they do to pick up the pieces? Whenever I run across happytalk like this, I wonder if the author or reporter ever goes out to talk to someone for whom this does not work out.  Sure follow your dreams but oops it flopped, you lost your house your savings and you can’t support your family anymore because we’re in a recession/depression and now the person can’t find a job.  Successful entrepreneurs or new businesses work hard but also are often beneficiaries of pure luck.  Lots of people fail at it with the same level of effort.  I wonder what did they do to pick up the pieces?

]]> By: Josh Centers http://boingboing.net/2013/01/10/the-icarus-deception-an-inspi.html#comment-1625248 Josh Centers Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205163#comment-1625248 Seth is an inspiration. His last book, Linchpin, changed how I saw myself and my career. Seth is an inspiration. His last book, Linchpin, changed how I saw myself and my career.

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