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The Icarus Deception

How High Will You Fly?

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The Icarus Deception

By: Seth Godin
Narrated by: Seth Godin
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About this listen

 What are you afraid of?

The old rules: Play it safe. Stay in your comfort zone. Find an institution, a job, a set of rules to stick to. Keep your head down. Don’t fly too close to the sun.

The new truth: It’s better to be sorry than safe. You need to fly higher than ever.

In his bravest and most challenging book yet, Seth Godin shows how we can thrive in an econ­omy that rewards art, not compliance. He explains why true innovators focus on trust, remarkabil­ity, leadership, and stories that spread. And he makes a passionate argument for why you should be treating your work as art.

Art is not a gene or a specific talent. It’s an atti­tude, available to anyone who has a vision that others don’t, and the guts to do something about it. Steve Jobs was an artist. So were Henry Ford and Martin Luther King Jr.

To work like an artist means investing in the things that scale: creativity, emotional labor, and grit. The path of the artist isn’t for the faint of heart—but Godin shows why it’s your only chance to stand up, stand out, and make a difference.

The time to seize new ground and work without a map is now. So what are you going to do? Career Success Creativity Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Business Career Inspiring Thought-Provoking Cryptocurrency

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I will now listen to it for a second time so as to take notes.

EXTREMELY interesting and thought provoking

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I have been reading a lot on leaders of the future and felt this book was really excellent; explaining how what worked in the Industrial Age is not working for us now. The whole idea of " making art" was great and I particularly loved it when the author said if you are looking for the rules to being a leader, you are secretly wishing to be a manager. Definitely a worthwhile read/ listen.

An excellent book

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This book came at just the right moment for me. Whilst starting a new venture and feeling the gut-wrenching fragility of the situation, Seth helped carry me through.



An excellent text for helping you step outside the comfort zone.

buckle up

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Brilliance at its brightest!

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Precisely what I needed to start writing again. Godin understands the shifts in technology, marketing, business etc, but in this book applies it to 'art ' and left me inspired and writing.

One of the most uplifting books

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