The Icarus Deception
How High Will You Fly?
Seth Godin
Unleash your artistic side in this inspiring book that challenges readers to treat their work as an art form. Author Seth Godin delves into the myth of Icarus, whose father warned him not to fly too close to the sun or too low over the sea. The message of the myth is to play it safe, obey authority, and listen to the experts. But in today's world, creativity reigns supreme. Anyone can become an artist by adopting an attitude of seizing new ground, making connections, and working without a map. No matter what your job is, you can bring your best self to work and care about what you're doing today and how to improve tomorrow. Godin shows us how and why it's essential in this must-read book.
Publish Date
2012-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
2012-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
9781591846079
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Recommendations
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2013-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
VERY interesting. Seth is moving from talking about business to talking about being an artist in the broad sense of anyone who creates (and ships!) something daring and new. I loved the distiction between the industrialist and the artist, as it helped me give a term for something I'd experienced: not being able to relate at all to those who just want to grow business for business' sake, whereas I always saw my business like a creative art project. The book stays very high-level, so don't look for “TO-DO” type tips. – source