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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin

genericgeric's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

natecoumbe31's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

tmanbrooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Good book, but could be a lot shorter and wouldn’t really miss out on much

njyx's review against another edition

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3.0

I'd say this is worth reading - there are a few key insights but I would say it's not one of Godin's best works. There is a little too much anecdotal, not quite on the nail, material that obscures the core message. I like the key insights around who the work is really for and the shift to professionalism. I'd say read Stephen Pressfield's the War of Art first.

jacintaeve's review against another edition

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3.0

A good book with some helpful ideas/thoughts however it reiterated too much for me and many points were exactly the same thing said in a different way. Interestingly, Godin doesn't comment on the history of the word practice and how, even in the arts, it used to be called work. When the use of practice came in, it change how artists work was seen and valued. It would have been a good addition in this book as it ties in with what he suggests - practice is the work.

shrawrdan's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

shayjordan's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed this book. It was a hard pill to swallow especially as I was looking internally and it gave me some "Come To Jesus" moments, but I needed them.

jlb1234's review against another edition

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4.0

The only fault is mine - I read it too fast. Each section could be a meditation. Excellent for the entrepreneurial-minded.

francisjshaw's review against another edition

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4.0

Written in bite sized chunks it contains some good content. You do have to dig a bit as the structure of the book is like lots of short blog posts. There is some repetition, but it's easy to read.

valentinadqe's review against another edition

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5.0

Whenever I feel stuck in my creative projects, I read some pages of this book and it helps to get motivated and keep going.