The Icarus Deception
by Seth Godin
We were taught the wrong half of the myth: not to fly too high, when the real danger is flying too low. Godin argues the industrial economy trained us to be compliant and that the connection economy rewards art, defined as work that connects and matters. It is a manifesto, long for Godin and repetitive, and still bracing.
Read it if…
you need to be talked out of playing it safe.
Skip it if…
you want specifics; Godin gives you permission, not plans.
Three things you will actually use
- Flying too low is the real risk.
- Art is work that connects and might not work.
- Compliance was trained into you; it can be trained out.
Do this first
Name the thing you would make if nobody could tell you it was too much.
Our verdict
Talked out of playing safe.
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