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January 2nd 2013 Book Reviews And Recomendations From Friends On Goodreads

January 2, 2013 Mathias Leave a comment
15849478       12/31  Joanna Penn  gave 5 stars to: The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin

 

status:           Read in December, 2012

I was part of Seth’s Kickstarter so I bought this early, and reading is has totally fired me up to commit to creating and sharing my own art.

There were many parts of the book that resonated with me, but in combination with Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro, the message is really to pick yourself, and persist at the practice of creation. “Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it … Art isn’t about the rush of victory that comes from being picked. Nor does it involve compliance. Art in the post-industrial age is a lifelong habit, a stepwise process that incrementally allows us to create more art.”

This book is useful for writers, but I would also urge parents to read it in order to understand the world your children are growing up in.The industrial world is disappearing. The old world of standardized exams, tick-box education and guaranteed jobs won’t be there for much longer, and people need to be creative to survive the future. But more than that, life’s too short to spend it doing something that isn’t rewarding. So aim to thrive and not just survive.

I spent 13 years as an IT consultant, a miserable cubicle worker, rewarding myself with sugar and alcohol in order to make it through each day. In September 2011, I finally broke out of that old life, and I couldn’t be happier. Sure, I have less money now, fewer trappings of (so-called) worldly success, but I am making my art, and this feels like real life.
I know some of you are struggling around the same issues, so as you move into 2013, I would recommend reading “The Icarus Deception” for some inspiration. Read more…

Categories: Book Reviews Tags: 13 Years, Book Reviews, Creating Art, Crime Novels, Cubicle Worker, Day In September, Favo, Geneva, Giacomo, January 2nd, Joanna, Lifelong Habit, Nbsp, Own Art, Recomendations, Seeley, Seth Godin, Steven Pressfield, Tick, Trappings, Worldly Success

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