The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
PAIN is the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between the quest for safety and the desire to matter.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
L is for lonely, because everyone is, and the artist does the endless work of helping us conquer that loneliness.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
Ordinary objects in the course of an ordinary day carry little danger.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
The cost of being wrong is dwarfed by the cost of not trying.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
Yves Klein said, “My paintings are only the ashes of my art.”
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
it seems as though we’re not the right company for you. We do what we do, and we’re proud of how we do it. If this isn’t for you, I’m sorry to have wasted your time.”
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
if your narrative, your analysis, your reaction to the incoming world isn’t giving you the insight to successfully do the work you’d like to do, it’s almost certainly not the world’s fault.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
Freedom isn’t the ability to do whatever you want. It’s the willingness to do whatever you want.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
You can’t accurately see until you abandon your worldview.