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A review by davemmett
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
5.0
This book is definitely one of the best I've read this year. I really enjoy Seth's perspective that anyone can be an artist if they give generously to others, and pave their own way in the world instead of just following the map that's been laid before them. I'm not particularly interested in being an 'artist' in the traditional definition, but using Seth's definition, it's the sort of thing all of us aspire to; to help others, to be memorable, to make a difference in the world.
If nothing else, I'd recommend reading the chapter called "The Resistance", which is about the half-metaphor, half-science concept of the lizard brain - the part of our brain that tells us we can't be remarkable, that wants us to blend into the crowd, and wants us to be safe. I'm finding that now whenever I say to myself that I shouldn't do something because it might be difficult or put myself out there, I'm calling out the lizard brain in my head and then going for it. Or at least, I'm doing a few more things that I might have otherwise not done.
If nothing else, I'd recommend reading the chapter called "The Resistance", which is about the half-metaphor, half-science concept of the lizard brain - the part of our brain that tells us we can't be remarkable, that wants us to blend into the crowd, and wants us to be safe. I'm finding that now whenever I say to myself that I shouldn't do something because it might be difficult or put myself out there, I'm calling out the lizard brain in my head and then going for it. Or at least, I'm doing a few more things that I might have otherwise not done.