Linchpin
by Seth Godin
Godin's manifesto argues that the factory job is dead and that the way to be indispensable is to be an artist at work: do emotional labor, ship, make connections, give gifts. It is exhortation more than method, and the 'lizard brain' sections overlap with Pressfield. Energizing for people who feel like cogs.
Read it if…
you feel replaceable at work and want a vision for being otherwise.
Skip it if…
you want specific career steps; the book is a call to arms.
Three things you will actually use
- Ship; the lizard brain wants you to wait.
- Give without keeping score.
- Do the emotional labor others avoid.
Do this first
Do one thing at work this week that was not asked for and that only you would think to do.
Our verdict
Rousing and vague; useful as a kick, not as a plan.
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