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Every book Seth Godin recommended on podcasts
Seth Godin appears on prominent programs like Modern Wisdom and The Jordan Harbinger Show, where he shares insights on creative work, marketing, and modern technology. As an author and speaker, Godin frequently reflects on the reception of his own books while drawing inspiration from foundational texts in business, technology, and philosophy. During his interview on Modern Wisdom, Godin recommended Kevin Kelly's What Technology Wants, describing it as an essential read that fundamentally changes how people perceive technological evolution and related issues. In the same conversation, he discussed discovering Steven Pressfield's The War of Art while he was writing Linchpin, expressing astonishment that he had not encountered the book earlier in his career. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Godin referenced his own influential titles, such as Permission Marketing, to illustrate the initial skepticism and disbelief he faced when first championing email marketing, and he touched upon The Practice to explain his ongoing efforts to deliver practical creative guidance. Additionally, Godin mentioned Leonard Koren's Wabi-Sabi while exploring Japanese aesthetics and the nuances of the underlying concepts. Across these appearances, Godin weaves literary and historical references into broader conversations about overcoming creative resistance, embracing unconventional ideas, and navigating the complexities of modern business entrepreneurship.
Books recommended by Seth Godin
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What Technology Wants
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly is a compelling examination of technology not merely as a collection of human-made tools, but as a vast, complex, and evolving system with its own intrinsic direction and imperatives.
Recommended“and you know kevin kelly's book what technology wants is a must read it will change the way you see so many of these issues”
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Permission Marketing
Discussed“but like when i wrote permission marketing people said i was delusional and they said that uh email marketing wasn't a thing”
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The Practice
The Practice by Seth Godin is a guide that explores how creative professionals can ship their work, overcome resistance, and commit to the daily discipline of making things better.
Discussed“and in the case of the practice i think i might be able to thread the needle here between that's really useful”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic exploration of the creative process that identifies internal psychological barriers and offers strategies to overcome self-imposed resistance.
Discussed“you know i discovered the war of art 10 years ago when i was writing linchpin i can't believe no one told me about it beforehand”
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Wabi-sabi
Discussed“Leonard I want to say it's that same scorn wrote a book called wabi-sabi in which he conflated two words Wabi and sabi”
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Books Seth Godin wrote
- The Carbon Almanac
- The Practice
- Linchpin
- This Is Marketing
- Meatball Sundae
- Permission Marketing
- The Dip
- The Icarus Deception
Appearances
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And so I spent two years organizing the carbon almanac with 1900 co-authors, full-time volunteer work for me.”
“or the other thing is i could be someone that a thousand people would really miss if i were gone and as kevin kelly has pointed out a thousand true fans let you do your work”
“and so i wrote a book about this process of shipping creative work and it counters so many of the myths that people have about”
“And so i wrote a book about this process of shipping creative work and it counters so many of the myths that people have about what does it mean to even be creative”
“you know i discovered the war of art 10 years ago when i was writing linchpin i can't believe no one told me about it beforehand”
“and what I write about in this is marketing is most marketers say I have a key”
“All of them because if you're going to write to kill a mockingbird or Harry Potter a lot of people are gonna read it”
“All of them because if you're going to write to kill a mockingbird or Harry Potter a lot of people are gonna read it”