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?
Art in the postindustrial age is a lifelong habit, a stepwise process that incrementally allows us to create even more art.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
work all the way to the edge of impossible.
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?
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?
It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
“this is not the right time” or “we’ll know a great idea when we see it.”
Seth Godin • The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
Connection involves a complex swap of information, expectation, and culture. It involves opening ourselves to others, creating vulnerable moments that frighten us.