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First published January 1, 2007

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Seth Godin

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Seth W. Godin, also known as "F. X. Nine", is an American author and a former dot com business executive.

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September 13, 2011
This is a short book. Despite being short, it is very repetitive. It also advocates the philosophy that nothing is worth doing if you're not going to be #1, which is a philosophy I disagree with. However, I did find the basic concepts of this book to be interesting, even helpful. So, here's the nutshell of the book, in the book's own words. Now you don't have to read it. :-)

Excerpts from The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit by Seth Godin

Most of the time, we deal with the obstacles by persevering. Sometimes we get discouraged and turn to inspirational writing, like stuff from Vince Lombardi: "Quitters never win and winners never quit." Bad advice. Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.

Most people quit. They just don't quit successfully. (pg. 3)

Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations. Reactive quitting and serial quitting are the bane of those that strive (and fail) to get what they want. And most people do just that. They quit when it's painful and stick when they can't be bothered to quit.

There are two curves that define almost any type of situation facing you as you try to accomplish something. (A couple of minor curves cover the rest.) Understanding the different types of situations that lead you to quit-or that should cause you quit--is the first step toward getting what you want.

CURVE 1: THE DIP

Almost everything in life worth doing is controlled by the Dip.

At the beginning, when you first start something, it's fun. You could be taking up golf or acupunture or piloting a plane or doing chemistry--doesn't matter; it's interesting, and you get plenty of good feedback from teh people around you.

Over the next few days and weeks, the rapid learning you experience keeps you going. Whatever your new thing is, it's easy to stay engaged in it.

And then the Dip happens.

The Dip is the long slog between starting and mastery. A long slog that's actually a shortcut, because it gets you where you want to go faster than any other path. (pgs. 16-17)

Important Note: Successful people don't just ride out the Dip. THey don't just buckle down and survive it. No, they lean into the Dip. They push harder, changing the rules as they go. Just because you know you're in the Dip doesn't mean you have to live happily with it. Dips don't last quite as long when you whittle at them.

CURVE 2: THE CUL-DE-SAC

The Cul-de-Sac (French for "dead end") is ... a situation where you work and you work and you work and nothing much changes. It doesn't get a lot better, it doesn't get a lot worse. It just is.

That's why they call those jobs dead-end jobs.

There's not a lot to say about the Cul-de-Sac except to realize that it exists and to embrace the fact that when you find one, you need to get off it, fast. That's because a dead end is keeping you from doing something else. The opportunity coast of investing your life in something that's not going to get better is just too high.

That's it. Two big curves (a bonus, the Cliff, follows). Stick with the Dips that are likely to pan out, and quit the Cul-de-Sacs to focus your resources. That's it.

CURVE 3: THE CLIFF (RARE BUT SCARY)

Cigarettes, it turns out, were redesigned by scientists to be particularly addictive. ...Except for that nasty drop-off at the end (otherwise known as emphysema), smoking is a marketer's dream com true. Because smoking is designed to be almost impossible to quit, the longer you do it, the better it feels to continue smoking. The pain of quitting just gets bigger and bigger over time. I call this curve a Cliff--it's a situation where you can't quit until you fall off, and the whole thing falls apart.

It's no wonder that people have trouble stopping.

The thing is, a profession in selling isn't like smoking cigarettes. Neither is making it as a singer or building a long-term relationship with someone you care about. Most of hte time, the other two curves are in force. The Dip and the Cul-de-Sac aren't linear. They don't spoon feed you with little bits of improvement every day. And they're just waiting to trip you up.

If It Is Worth Doing, There's Probably a Dip(pgs. 19-21)

The Cul-de-Sac and the Cliff Are the Curves That Lead to Failure

If you find yourself facing either of these two curves, you need to quit. Not soon, but right now. The biggest obstacle to success in life, as far as I can tell, is our inability to quit these curves soon enough. (pg. 22)

It's okay to quit, sometimes.

In fact, it's okay to quit often.

You should quit if you're on a dead-end path. You should quit if you're facing a Cliff. You should quit if the project you're working on has a Dip that isn't worth the reward at the end. Quitting the projects that don't go anywhere is essential if you want to stick out the right ones. You don't have the time or the passion or the resources to be the best in the world at both.

Quitting a Tactic vs. Quitting a Strategy

Yes, I know it's heretical, but I'm advocating quitting. Quitting often, in fact.

Not giving up and abandoning your long-term strategy (wherever you might be using that strategy--a career, an income, a relationship, a sale) but quitting the tactics that aren't working.

Getting off a Cul-de-Sac is not a moral failing. It's just smart. Seeing a Cliff coming far in advance isn't a sign of weakness. Instead, it represents real insight and bravery. It frees up your energy for the Dip. (pgs. 59-60)

"Never Quit"

What a spectacularly bad piece of advice. It ranks up there with "Oh, that's a funny dirty joke, let's tell the teacher!" Never quit? Never quit wetting your bed? Or that job you had at Burger King in high school? Never quit selling a product that is now obsolete?

Wait a minute. Didn't that coach say quitting was a bad idea?

Actually, quitting as a short-term strategy is a bad idea. Quitting for the long term is an excellent idea.

I think the advice-giver meant to say, "Never quit something with great long-term potential just because you can't deal with the stress of the moment." Now that's good advice.

Pride Is the Enemy of the Smart Quitter

Richard Nixon sacrificed tens of thousands of innocent lives (on both sides) when he refused to quit the Vietnam war. The only reason he didn't quit sooner: pride. The very same pride that keeps someone in the same career years after it has become unattractive and no fun. The very same pride that keeps a restaurant open long after it's clear that business is just not going to pick up.

When you're facing a Cul-de-Sac, what's your reason for sticking? Are you too proud to quit?

One reason people feel really good after they quit a dead-end project is that they discover that hurting one's pride is not fatal. You work up the courage to quit, bracing yourself for the sound of your ego being ripped to shreds--and then everything is okay.

If pride is the only thing keeping you from quitting, if there's no Dip to get through, you're likely wasting an enormous amount of time and money defending something that will heal pretty quickly. (pgs. 64-65)
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January 12, 2023

鈥淲inners never quit and quitters never win 鈥�

If you are someone who believes in the above quote by Vince Lombardi, you should definitely read this book. It puts forward a concept that is entirely different from it, which might help you in your future. Seth Godin, in this book, tells us when is the best time to quit.
鈥淲inners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt鈥�

The author tells us about strategic and reactive quitting. He explains our life experiences with the help of three types of curves.

1) The Dip After the interesting initial phase you start to experience challenges. This phase is called 鈥渢he Dip.鈥� The author tells us that the 鈥渢he Dip鈥� is not an obstacle but an opportunity or a shortcut to success.

2) The Cul-de-Sac
This is essentially a dead-end. There is no progress from this phase even after we put a lot of hard work into this phase

3) The Cliff
This is usually the tipping point from where things fall apart.

What is the most important point you can learn from this book?
The author tells you never to quit if you are in the dip phase. It is actually an opportunity coming in the disguise of an obstacle. This is your best opportunity to make it big

You can quit if you face the Cul-de-sac or cliff or if you are sure that you will not become the best in your path you have selected. This book has some powerful concepts that will help you if you are going through a challenging phase in your life.
Profile Image for Anna Petruk.
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May 28, 2020
I'll save you the bother of reading this book. Seth Godin's whole point is this:

Only do the things you're going to be the best in the world at. If you won't be the best in the world at them - quit right now (if you've already started) or don't start (if you haven't yet).

Which is laughable for several reasons.

From the point where you start something to the point when you make an accomplishment, a whole bunch of things happens:

- the world changes (the market, the economy, the demand/supply ratio, etc.)
- you change

The degree and characteristics of that change are impossible to predict. Before you take up ballet, you can't know how well your body will stretch and adapt to the demands of a new way of moving. YOU JUST CAN'T KNOW THAT. The whole point of going on a road is that it reveals itself during the process. If you've ever made a long-lasting prediction that proved to be accurate, it was just a coincidence.

You can know before you start whether or not you have the resources and the will to get to the end. It's pretty easy to determine whether something is a Cul-de-Sac or a Dip. (c)

No, you can't. No, it's not easy. Not even close. I can't believe the amount of power he thinks a feeble human brain has. Maybe he's never tried to make a mathematical model for predicting things and just doesn't know what he's talking about.

It's easy to be a CEO. What's hard is getting there. (c)

No, it's not easy being a CEO, you dumbass!

The other thing I have an issue with: not all the things we do are done for excellence.

He says:

The mature thing is not even to bother starting to snowboard because you're probably not going to make it through the Dip. And the stupid thing to do is to start, give it your best shot, waste a lot of time and money, and quit right in the middle of the Dip.

Yeah, dude, have you ever heard of a thing called a recreational sport? I'm pretty sure most people take up snowboarding to relax and switch from their main line of work, not to become the Olimpic champion.

... the wrongest thing might very well be this: Being well rounded is the secret to success. How often do you look for someone who is actually quite good at the things you don't need her to do? How often do you hope that your accountant is a safe driver and a decent golfer?

Um, okay. You may not need your accountant to be a safe driver. But she needs to be a safe driver for herself. The point of being well-rounded is not to pave the road to success. The point is wellness. What kind of life is a person is going to have if they are awesome at accounting and horrible at everything else? Sure, from a certain level, she might get a driver and a team of people to all the other stuff for her. But to do that, she would need to survive somehow to build that career.

"Skim through the questions and answer the easiest ones first, skipping ones you don't know immediately." Bad advice. Superstars can't skip the ones they don't know.

Um. Wow. Yeah, if you have a choice to get all the answers - by all means, do. But if you're not a superstar, get at least some questions right instead of getting stuck on one you don't know the answer to. Jeez.

All in all, most of this book was unbearably dumb bullshit, which stands no criticism. He did have a few nice-ish points, so I'm giving it two stars, but generally, it was a waste of time, and I wouldn't recommend it.
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May 7, 2008
It's all pretty obvious, but I saw a copy of this 80-page book lying around at work and figured that I could use something to read in the gym. The main point doesn't even need that much space to get across: persistence is overrated; if one doesn't expect long-term success in something (be it a career, relationship, or whatever), it's better to quit immediately than stick with it. The Dip is the hard slog between being barely competent at something ("beginner's luck" is the phrase Godin uses) and being the best in the world at it, and if you're not going to be able to slog through it, you should give up and try something else.

One interesting point that Godin makes that I hadn't thought much about before is that while being well-rounded and good at most things is beneficial in school (I believe that the example he uses is that getting straight Bs is viewed as being better than getting Cs and Ds plus an A or two), it doesn't matter in adult life, where those who are most rewarded are those who excel in a particular field. No one cares whether Barry Bonds can write an essay or how fast Salman Rushdie can wheeze his way around a track.
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August 1, 2007
Read the book in an hour while waiting out rush hour traffic at the bookstore. While it wasn't a complete waste of time for me (I actually needed to hear some of the things Godin says in the book), the book definitely repeats the same message over and over again, sometimes using the exact same words. There were a few points I thought worth noting, and I jotted them down on a small napkin. If you're interested in this book, I suggest you save your time and read my napkin instead :).
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丕賲丕 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賴賵 賲丕 賵噩丿鬲賴 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱賷丞 亘賷賳 乇鬲丕亘丞 賲丕 兀賳鬲 毓賱賷賴 賵 賲丕鬲乇賷丿 丕賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賷賴 賵 賲丕 賷毓鬲乇囟賰 賲賳 毓賯亘丕鬲 禺賱丕賱 胤乇賷賯賰 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲胤賱亘 賲賳賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱氐亘乇 賵 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵 丕丨賷丕賳丕 丕賱丕賳爻丨丕亘 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱爻賱賷賲 賵 丕賱乇噩賵毓 丨賷賳 鬲噩丿 賳賮爻賰 賲爻鬲毓丿 賱匕丕賱賰 .

賲賳 兀噩賲賱 賲丕賯乇兀鬲 賵兀賰孬乇賴丕 廿賮丕丿丞
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June 26, 2018
Notes I took:

The Dip.

- "Zipf's law"
(1st place and 2nd place aren't exactly very close in winnings)

鈥� Being the very best matters
- since everyone is looking for the very best, the reward for it is enormous!
- only a few spots up there..

鈥� Each individual's "best in the world" is different depending on factors that matter to them.
- "Best" is subjective
- don't need to be the best at everything! Pick the RIGHT thing and do it all the way.. More places to win, stakes are higher!

鈥� Don't hope to succeed because you're the only one being considered.

Know when to "quit" and when to "refuse to settle"

Don't be mediocre at everything!

Two types of quitting: Strategic and Reactive Quitting.

Two curves for any situation:

1- (The Dip)

-Everything in life worth doing is controlled by the dip (or has a dip)

-don't just endure the dip, lean into it, push harder, change the rules.

- just because you know you're in the dip doesn't mean u have to live happily with it ..

2- (The Cul De Sac)
- french for "dead end"
- you Work work work nothing much changes..
- when you spot it, get off it fast!
- It's keeping you away from doing something else..Focus your resources on something worth it.

3- (The Cliff) -Bonus
-You can't quit till you fall off, and the whole thing falls apart.

- The dip creates scarcity, scarcity creates value.

-Success comes thru times with ability to push through the moments where it's just easier to quit.

- both the cliff and caldesac lead to failure. Our biggest obstacle in life is the ability to quit those two

> Either go full power or quit

Success
-The dip is secret to Success because those who push through it aren't settling for what they got, they refuse to abandon the quest and they're embracing the challenge.
>Brave choice: give it all and win
>Mature choice: not waste resources, save it for a true passion.
>Stupid choice: start, give it your best, waste resources, then quit in the dip. (Avoid this common one)

- The "wind" problem. The unpredictable factor that changes exactly when you don't want it to.

- The reason we're here is to solve the hard problems.

- Be happy wind issue exists because without it you're easily replaceable!

"The dip is the reason you're here"

鈥� It's not enough to survive through the dip. You get what you deserve when you embrace it and treat it like the opportunity that it really is.

- Woodpecker peck 20 times on thousand trees an get no where but 'keep himself busy'
Or, peck 20,000 times at One tree and gets himself dinner?

- Quitting is DIFFICULT. Requires you to admit that you're never going to be no. 1 in the world. (at least not at this..)
- sometimes the dip is too big, too deep to get through with the resources you have available.

Step 1:
Knowing that you're facing a dip.

ABS **you're always using your muscles.. But they don't grow. Because you quit using them at the point where the stress would cause them to start growing. Natural reaction because stressed muscle hurts and (feels unsafe) but it's This Reflex that creates scarcity..

鈥� Quitting when you hit the dip is a bad idea. If the journey you started was worth doing, quitting now will just waste all the resources you already invested.

-Quitting a lot in the dip makes you a Serial Quitter: one that starts many things but accomplishes little.

(If u can't make it thru the dip, DON'T START) -know the journeys you choose..

A "superstar" is the best in the world at what she does"

Want to be a superstar? Choose the field with the "steep dip" because not a lot will.

But you have to get through it to the other side..

-Not enough: need to also quit the cul-de-sacs that are currently sucking away from you.

You Fail to become "best in world" when:
-run out of time (quit)
-run out of money (quit)
-get scared (quit)
-not serious about it (quit)
-lose interest or enthusiasm or settle for MEDIOCRE. (quit)
-focus on short term not long term (quit when short gets hard)
-you chose the wrong thing (because u dot have the talent for it)

Eight Dip curves to watch out for:

- Manufacturing Dip
- Sales Dip
- Education Dip
- Risk Dip (invest to get through dip, or investing in a risky crapshoot?)
- Relationship Dip
- Conceptual Dip
- Ego Dip (it's easier when it's all about you. Giving up control and leaning into organization gives you leverage: most people can't give up control or spotlight, they're stuck!)
- Distribution Dip

鈥� See the curve in advance and quit the Cul-de-sac.

-Nothings wrong with optimism. Pain comes when optimists have to make hard choices while stuck in the dip.

"..if you can keep going when the system is expecting you to stop, you will achieve extraordinary results."

If your going to quit, quit before you start. Reject the system. Don't play the game if you realize you can't be the best in the world!

- When faced with the dip, most people suck it up and try to Average their way to success.

The temptation to be average is jus another kind of quitting ..

If you're not able to get through the Dip in an exceptional way, you must quit. Right now!

It's easy to be seduced by the new money and the rush to the fresh. -leads to addiction and a very short attention span.

How to get through it?
Relentlessly changing tactics but never quitting the big idea.

-Market wants to see u persist. It demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, safe.

The opposite of Quitting.. is an invigorated new strategy designed to break the problem apart.

Short term pain has more impact on most people than Long term benefits do. Which is why it's so important that you AMPLIFY the long term benefits of not quitting.

Strategic Quitting:

-Look for a new job, when you don't need one!

- Never quite Something with great long term potential just because you can't deal with the stress of the moment.

- Pride can be you enemy when u need to quit.

Forget the cliche "never give up". Sometimes giving up is exactly what you need in order to get back up.
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賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴
賷乇賰夭 毓賱賶 賮賰乇丞 丕賱丕賳爻丨丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賲噩丕賱 賵丕賱賲賯氐賵丿 亘丕賱賲噩丕賱 賰賱 賲丕 賷禺胤乇 毓賱賶 亘丕賱賰 ( 賲卮乇賵毓 - 賵馗賷賮丞 - 丕禺鬲氐丕氐 鬲丿乇爻賴 - 乇賷丕囟丞 鬲賲丕乇爻賴丕 ... )

賷丨丕賵賱 兀賳 賷賵乇丿 氐賵乇 賲賳 賴賳丕 賵賴賳丕賰 賱賷賵囟丨 兀賳 丕賱丕賳爻丨丕亘 賱賷爻 賴夭賷賲丞 丿丕卅賲丕 亘賱 賯丿 賷賰賵賳 禺賷丕乇 乇丕亘丨
丕賱賲賴賲 丕賱丨賰賲丞 賮賷 丕鬲禺丕匕 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賵賲鬲賶 賷賰賵賳 賵兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賲禺胤胤 賱賴

亘毓囟 賲丕 賵乇丿 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵兀毓噩亘賳賷 :

- 兀睾賱亘 丕賱賳丕爻 賷賳爻丨亘賵賳 賵賱賰賳賴賲 賱丕 賷賮毓賱賵賳 匕賱賰 亘賳噩丕丨

- 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 兀賳賰 爻賵賮 鬲賳爻丨亘 鬲丨鬲 丕賱囟睾胤 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 鬲乇賰夭 毓賱賷賴 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賵丕賱賲賳馗賲丕鬲

- 賲鬲賶 賲丕 毓乇賮鬲 丕賱丨賮乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲毓孬乇 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賮爻鬲賰賵賳 毓賱賶 亘毓丿 禺胤賵丞 賲賳 丕賱鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賷賴丕

- 丕賱爻亘亘 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賱兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱乇賯賲 ( 賵丕丨丿 ) 賴賵 賳丿乇丞 丕賱兀賲丕賰賳 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賯賲賭丞 ( 噩賲賷賱 噩丿丕 )

- 丕賱賲賵賴賵亘賵賳 賴賲 賮賯胤 賲賳 賷賯賱賯賵賳 賲賳 丕賱兀丿丕亍 丕賱賲鬲賵丕囟毓

- 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱鬲賳丕賮爻賷 丕賱賲丨賳 鬲賰賵賳 丨賱賷賮丕 賱賰 賱賱鬲賲賷夭 賵丕賱賳噩丕丨
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倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 亘賴: 賴賲賴 丕賵賳丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賳 "賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴" 亘丕卮賳

賲賵囟賵毓
讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 禺氐賵氐 賲賮賴賵賲蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 卮蹖亘 賴爻鬲. 趩蹖夭蹖 蹖丕 亘賴鬲乇賴 亘诏賲 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賴乇 倬乇賵爻賴 丕蹖 丕夭 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 賲蹖丕丿 賵 噩丕蹖蹖賴 讴賴 丌丿賲丕蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 賵 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 賲賵賮賯 丕夭 賴賲 噩丿丕 賲蹖 卮賳.

亘賴 胤賵乇 讴賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵 鬲丕 賲賵囟賵毓 丕氐賱蹖 乇賵 亘乇乇爻蹖 賲蹖 讴賳賴. 蹖讴蹖 賲賯丕賵賲鬲 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇 卮蹖亘貙 賵 丿蹖诏乇蹖 鬲乇讴 讴乇丿賳 讴丕乇蹖 讴賴 亘賴卮 賲卮睾賵賱 賴爻鬲蹖賳. 亘乇毓讴爻 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 囟乇亘 丕賱賲孬賱 賴丕 賵 卮丕蹖丿 丕賳鬲馗丕乇丕鬲鬲賵賳貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賳賲蹖 诏賴 丿爻鬲 讴卮蹖丿賳 丕夭 讴丕乇 蹖丕 賲爻蹖乇蹖 讴賴 丿乇诏蹖乇卮 賴爻鬲蹖賳 讴丕乇 亘丿蹖賴. 賵 賲蹖 诏賴 丕诏乇 丿乇 讴丕乇 蹖丕 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 賴爻鬲蹖賳 讴賴 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 卮賲丕 賲鬲賵賯賮 卮丿賴 丕鬲賮丕賯丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕賵賳 乇賵 鬲乇讴 讴賳蹖丿:
"Quitters never win and winners never quit." Bad advice! Winners quit all the tine. They just quit the right stuff at the right time
趩讴蹖丿賴 讴鬲丕亘
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丕蹖丿 丿乇 賲爻蹖乇 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 賵 乇爻蹖丿賳 亘賴 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 賴丕賲賵賳 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴卮 丌诏丕賴 亘丕卮蹖賲貙 賵 丕蹖賳 丌诏丕賴 亘賵丿賳 亘賴 賲丕 讴賲讴 賲蹖 讴賳賴 賲賮賴賵賲 丿蹖倬 賴爻鬲 讴賴 卮讴賱卮 丕蹖賳賴:
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賲丨賵乇 毓賲賵丿蹖 賲蹖夭丕賳 賳鬲蹖噩賴 丕蹖 讴賴 賲蹖 诏蹖乇蹖賲 乇賵 賳卮賵賳 賲蹖 丿賴 賵 賲丨賵乇 丕賮賯蹖 賲蹖夭丕賳 鬲賱丕卮.
賮乇囟 讴賳蹖丿 蹖讴 讴丕乇 噩丿蹖丿蹖 乇賵 卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿蹖丿 (丕夭 蹖丕丿 诏乇賮鬲賳 夭亘丕賳 蹖丕 賲賵爻蹖賯蹖 诏乇賮鬲賴 鬲丕 卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿賳 蹖讴 锟斤拷蹖夭賳爻 噩丿蹖丿). 丕賵丕蹖賱 賲爻蹖乇 丕睾賱亘 亘丕 蹖讴 賲賯丿丕乇 鬲賱丕卮 讴賲 賳鬲丕蹖噩蹖 乇賵 丌丿賲 賲蹖 诏蹖乇蹖 鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 噩賱賵 鬲乇 賲蹖 乇賴. 亘賴 蹖賴 噩丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 乇爻蹖賲 讴賴 讴丕乇丕 爻禺鬲 賲蹖 卮賴 賵 賴乇趩蹖 丕賳乇跇蹖 賲蹖 匕丕乇蹖賲 賵 鬲賱丕卮 賲蹖 讴賳蹖賲 賳鬲蹖噩賴 趩賳丿丕賳蹖 賳賲蹖 诏蹖乇蹖賲. 賳讴鬲賴 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲蹖賳賴 讴賴 丕蹖賳噩丕 賮乇賯 丌丿賲 賴丕蹖 賲賵賮賯 賵 丌丿賲 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賴賲蹖卮賴 鬲賵蹖 賴乇 讴丕乇蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 賵 賲鬲賵爻胤 賲蹖 賲賵賳賳 賲卮禺氐 賲蹖 卮賴. 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘丕 馗丕賴乇 卮丿賳 丕賵賱蹖賳 賳丕賲賱丕蹖賲鬲蹖 賴丕蹖 賲爻蹖乇 鬲爻賱蹖賲 賲蹖 卮賳 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 乇爻蹖丿賳 亘賴 賯賱賴 賳蹖爻鬲賳.
賴乇 賵賯鬲 亘賴 爻禺鬲蹖 禺賵乇丿蹖賳 亘丿賵賳蹖丿 乇丕賴 丿乇爻鬲蹖 丿乇 倬蹖卮 诏乇賮鬲蹖賳 ;)

丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 鬲賱丕卮 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 賴爻鬲 讴賴 丕蹖賳 爻賴 鬲丕 賲賮賴賵賲 乇賵 讴賴 卮乇胤 亘賴 賯賱賴 乇爻蹖丿賳 賴爻鬲 乇賵卮賳 讴賳賴:
1. Quit the wrong stuff
2. Stick with the right stuff.
3. Have the guts to do one or the other.
亘賯蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 氐乇賮 鬲毓乇蹖賮 丕蹖賳 禺賵亘 賵 亘丿賴丕 賲蹖 卮賴 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賵 倬乇 賴爻鬲 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 賴丕蹖 乇賳诏丕乇賳诏 賵 賲孬丕賱 賴丕蹖 噩丕賱亘蹖 讴賴 禺丕氐 丕爻鬲丕蹖賱 爻賽孬 诏丕丿蹖賳貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴鬲丕亘 賴爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 丕丿丕賲賴 噩賴鬲 噩賱丕蹖 乇賵丨 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 賴丕卮 乇賵 丌賵乇丿賲:

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-Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are ale to push just a tiny bit longer than most

-Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations. Reactive quitting and serial quitting are the bane of those that strive (and fail) to get what they want. And most people do just that. They quit when it's painful and stick when they can't be bothered to quit.

- The difference between a mediocre Tennis player and a regional champion isn't inborn talent, it's the ability to push through the moments where it's just easier to quit.

- A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner.
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賴匕丕 賰鬲丕亘 賲賵噩夭 毓賳 賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱廿賳爻丨丕亘 兀賵 丕賱鬲禺賱賷 毓賲丕 賳爻毓賶 廿賱賷賴貙 賷賴丿賮 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 毓賱賶 兀賳 賱賷爻 賰賱 廿賳爻丨丕亘 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴 賴賵 賯乇丕乇 禺丕胤卅貙 賵賱賰賳 賯丿 賷賰賵賳 廿爻鬲賲乇丕乇賰听 - 賮賶 毓賲賱 兀賵 毓賱丕賯賴 賮丕卮賱丞 - 賴賵 丕賱賯乇丕乇 丕賱禺丕胤卅 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 賱丕 賷丨賯賯 賱賰 賲丕 鬲胤賲丨 廿賱賷賴貙 賵賱賰賳 賷賳氐丨 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賯丕卅賱丕賸:
" 賱丕 鬲鬲乇賰 兀亘丿丕賸 卮賷卅丕賸 賱賴 廿賲賰丕賳賷丕鬲 毓馗賷賲丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丿賶 丕賱胤賵賷賱 賱賲噩乇丿 兀賳賰 睾賷乇 賯丕丿乇 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 囟睾賵胤 丕賱賱丨馗丞 丕賱乇丕賴賳丞".
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October 15, 2016
I loved it!

It's about how not to talk yourself into quitting your (work ,relationship, project, ..etc) just cuz it hurts or cuz you can't deal with the stress of the moment



and taking the Quit as an intelligent strategic decision to give up the called dead-end situations, something with poor long-term potentials.


The main point was awesome, but 85 pages were just too much !
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鈥� 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕乇夭卮 丕賳噩丕賲 丿丕丿賳 乇丕 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿貙 鬲賵爻胤 卮蹖亘 讴賳鬲乇賱 賲蹖 卮賵丿.
鈥� 卮蹖亘貙 賴賲丕賳 鬲賯賱丕 賵 鬲賱丕卮 爻禺鬲蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘蹖賳賽 卮乇賵毓 蹖讴 讴丕乇 賵 丕爻鬲丕丿 卮丿賳 丿乇蹖讴 讴丕乇 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿.
鈥� 賲乇丿丕亘 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮賲丕 讴丕乇 賲蹖 讴賳蹖丿 賵 讴丕乇 賲蹖 讴賳蹖丿 賵 讴丕乇 賲蹖 讴賳蹖丿 賵 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 賳賲蹖 丌蹖丿. 賳賴 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴鬲乇 賲蹖 卮賵丿貙 賵 賳賴 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丿鬲乇. 賮賯胤 亘賴 賴賲丕賳 氐賵乇鬲 亘丕賯蹖 賲蹖 賲丕賳丿.
鈥� 诏乇 卮賲丕 賳鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 亘賴 賲乇丨賱賴 蹖 亘毓丿蹖 亘乇賵蹖丿貙 賮讴乇鬲丕賳 賲蹖 乇賵丿貙 賵 丕賳乇跇蹖 卮賲丕 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 蹖丕丿 诏乇賮鬲賳 趩蹖夭蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賵 睾蹖乇 囟乇賵乇蹖 賴丿乇 賲蹖 丿賴丿.
鈥� 丕诏乇 賳賲蹖 禺賵丕賴蹖丿 夭賳丿诏蹖鬲丕賳 乇丕 倬丕蹖卮 亘诏匕丕乇蹖丿貙 丕乇夭卮 賳丿丕乇丿 賵賯鬲鬲丕賳 乇丕 氐乇賮卮 讴賳蹖丿.
鈥� 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 卮賲丕 亘丕蹖丿 蹖讴 卮蹖亘 乇丕 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳蹖丿 讴賴 亘鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 丕夭 丌賳 亘诏匕乇蹖丿貙 亘賱讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 賲乇丿丕亘 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丨丕賱 丨丕囟乇 亘蹖賴賵丿賴 丿乇 丌賳 賴丕 賴爻鬲蹖丿 賴賲 禺丕乇噩 卮賵蹖丿. 卮賲丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 倬乇賵跇賴 賴丕 賵 爻乇賲丕蹖賴 诏匕丕乇蹖 賴丕 賵 鬲賱丕卮 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 趩賳蹖賳 賮乇氐鬲 賴丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 卮賲丕 丕蹖噩丕丿 賳賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 禺丕乇噩 卮賵蹖丿. 丕蹖賳 讴丕乇 爻禺鬲 丕爻鬲貙 賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 丕賴賲蹖鬲 丿丕乇丿.
鈥� 禺乇賵噩 丕爻鬲乇丕鬲跇蹖讴 蹖讴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 丌诏丕賴丕賳賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘乇 賲亘賳丕蹖 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賴丕蹖 倬蹖卮 乇賵蹖鬲丕賳 丕賳噩丕賲 賲蹖 丿賴蹖丿. 賵賯鬲蹖 賲鬲賵噩賴 賲蹖 卮賵蹖丿 丿乇 乇丕賴蹖 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇蹖丿 讴賴 丌蹖賳丿賴 蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳蹖 丿乇 丕賳鬲馗丕乇鬲丕賳 賳蹖爻鬲貙 賵 乇丕賴 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 丕乇夭卮 爻乇賲丕蹖賴 诏匕丕乇蹖 乇丕 丿丕乇丿貙 禺乇賵噩 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 蹖讴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賲賳胤賯蹖 丕爻鬲貙 亘賱讴賴 蹖讴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賴賵卮賲賳丿丕賳賴 丕爻鬲.
鈥� 賴乇 讴丕乇 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 丕賳噩丕賲 賲蹖 丿賴蹖丿 丿乇 丨丕賱 丕鬲賱丕賮 賵賯鬲 賵 丕賳乇跇蹖 禺賵丿 賴爻鬲蹖丿. 丕诏乇 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 讴丕乇蹖 讴賴 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 亘讴賳蹖丿 賴賲蹖賳 丕爻鬲貙 賲卮讴賱蹖 賳蹖爻鬲貙 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 亘賴 讴丕乇鬲丕賳 丕丿丕賲賴 丿賴蹖丿.
鈥� 丕蹖賳 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 鈥� 讴賴 亘丿賵賳 賴蹖趩 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲蹖 丿乇 噩丕 亘夭賳蹖賲 鈥� 鬲賱賮 卮丿賳 丕爻鬲. 趩乇丕 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖 卮賵丿 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 賮乇氐鬲 賴丕 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 亘丿賴蹖丿 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳爻鬲蹖丿 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 夭賲丕賳 讴丕乇賽 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴鬲乇 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 鬲乇蹖 丕賳噩丕賲 丿賴蹖丿.
鈥� 亘乇丕蹖 诏匕卮鬲賳 丕夭 卮蹖亘 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 禺丕乇噩 卮賵蹖丿. 丕诏乇 賯乇丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲 讴丕乇鬲丕賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丿賳蹖丕 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿 丕夭 丌賳 禺丕乇噩 卮賵蹖丿.
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September 3, 2022
I'm a fan of simple and this book is simple. The message is clear:
Being the Best in the World is Seriously Underrated
The Dip refers to "the long slog between starting and mastery." Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority who are able to get through The Dip by persisting longer than most.

To be the best at anything you have to quit. You have to quit the right stuff at the right time. Quit the cul-de-sacs of life鈥攖hose dead ends that aren't likely to take you anywhere. Once you quit cul-de-sacs (dead-end projects, hobbies, jobs, etc.) you can refocus your resources on getting through The Dip and mastering those few things in life that matter to you most.

How do you know which projects to quit? You should quit if the project (hobby, job, etc.) has a dip that isn't worth the reward at the end. Never quit anything with great long-term potential just because you can't deal with the stress of the moment.

Final thought: "A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner."

I chose dinner over staying busy.

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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

Life changing book: only 80 pages
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讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 亘賵丿貨 丕氐賵賱賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賲丿賱 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 禺賵卮賲 賳賲蹖丕丿 賵賱蹖 丕蹖賳 賵丕賯毓賳 禺賵亘 亘賵丿. 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 賳蹖丕夭 亘賵丿 丨丿丕賯賱.
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丕蹖賳讴賴 亘鬲賵賳蹖 亘賳鈥屫ㄘ池� 乇賵 丕夭 賲爻蹖乇 爻禺鬲 噩丿丕 讴賳蹖

賯丕毓丿鬲賳 亘丕 趩賴丕乇鬲丕 讴賱賲賴 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳賲蹖鈥屫促囏� 賵賱蹖 亘乇丕 賲丕蹖蹖 讴賴 毓丕丿鬲 讴乇丿蹖賲 讴賴 賴蹖 鬲賱丕卮 讴賳蹖賲 賴蹖 鬲賱丕卮 讴賳蹖賲 鬲丕 丿乇 乇賵 亘丕夭 讴賳蹖賲貙 诏賵卮夭丿 丕蹖賳讴賴 蹖賴 爻乇蹖 賵賯鬲鈥屬囏� 丿乇蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕夭 亘卮賴 蹖丕 丿蹖賵丕乇蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 丕乇夭卮 乇蹖禺鬲賳 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴 賲賮蹖丿賴.

亘乇丕 蹖賴 爻乇蹖 賴賲鈥屫迟嗏€屬囏� 賵 丕胤乇丕賮蹖丕賳賲 讴賴 丿丕乇賳 賲爻蹖乇 賳丕禺賵丕爻鬲賴 賵 亘賴 賳馗乇 禺賵丿卮賵賳 睾賱胤 乇賵 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖丿賳貙 賵賱蹖 賴賳賵夭 賴賲 賳賲蹖乇賳 倬蹖 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕乇賳 賵 鬲賵卮 賲賵賮賯 鬲乇賳貙 賮賯胤 趩賵賳 芦鬲丕 賳氐賮 賲爻蹖乇 丕賵賲丿賳禄 蹖丕 芦丨丕賱丕 丿賵 爻丕賱 賲賵賳丿賴 賴賲賴鈥屫绰� 貙 蹖丕丿丕賵乇蹖 丕蹖賳 賳讴丕鬲 賲賮蹖丿 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 亘丕卮賴.


丨丕賱丕 亘毓丿賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲蹖丕賲 賲蹖诏賲. 丕賲乇賵夭 讴鬲丕亘 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿 賵賱蹖 賮毓賱賳 丕賲鬲丨丕賳 丿丕乇賲 趩蹖夭蹖 亘乇丕卮 鬲丕蹖倬 賳讴乇丿賲 讴賴 爻乇蹖毓 亘匕丕乇賲 丕蹖賳噩丕貙 亘丕蹖丿 亘乇賲 亘卮蹖賳賲 亘丕 丨賵氐賱賴 亘賳賵蹖爻賲.
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267 reviews41 followers
February 10, 2017
I get two important lesson from this small but amazing book.
firstly: we should have exit plan for our business for example determine the exit time during my job and answer to this questions: in which situation i have to leave my job?
secondly: if you can not be great and famous or popular in wide market try to find a Niche Market and be the first one in small market.
after all : highly recommended
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164 reviews18 followers
December 13, 2018

賲锟斤拷賮賯蹖鬲 丕夭 丌賳 賽 丕賯賱蹖鬲 讴賵趩讴蹖 爻鬲 讴賴 讴賲蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 丕讴孬乇蹖鬲 賲乇丿賲 倬丕賮卮丕乇蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵 丿賵丕賲 賲蹖 丌賵乇丿
賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 丕夭 丌賳 賽 丕讴孬乇蹖鬲 讴賲蹖 爻鬲 讴賴 噩爻丕乇鬲 賵賱 讴乇丿賳 爻乇蹖毓 賵 鬲賲乇讴夭 乇賵蹖 讴丕乇 噩丿蹖丿 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿.

蹖讴 賲爻丕賱賴 賲賴賲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿貨 噩爻丕乇鬲 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丿賵 賲賵乇丿 夭蹖乇:
賵賱 讴乇丿賳 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 丕卮鬲亘丕賴

趩爻亘蹖丿賳 亘賴 讴丕乇 賴丕蹖 丿乇爻鬲

爻毓丿蹖 賴賲 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲蹖賳 賲囟賲賵賳 乇丕 (賵 趩蹖夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 爻禺賳 诏賮鬲賳 賽 氐乇賮 乇丕) 丿乇 丕賳丿蹖卮賴 丿丕卮鬲 丌賳诏丕賴 讴賴 诏賮鬲:

丿賵 趩蹖夭 胤蹖乇賴 毓賯賱爻鬲 丿賲 賮乇賵亘爻鬲賳
亘賴 賵賯鬲 诏賮鬲賳 賵 诏賮鬲賳 亘賴 賵賯鬲 禺丕賲賵卮蹖


賲爻丕賱賴 賲賴賲 丿蹖诏乇 丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賯亘賱 丕夭 卮乇賵毓 賴乇 讴丕乇 亘丿丕賳蹖丿 讴賴 讴噩丕 賵 鬲丨鬲 趩賴 卮锟斤拷丕蹖胤蹖 丕蹖賳 讴丕乇 乇丕 賵賱 禺賵丕賴蹖丿 讴乇丿.

卮蹖亘 賲爻蹖乇 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賵 丕睾賱亘 丿卮賵丕乇 賵 丿蹖賵丕乇 亘賱賳丿蹖 爻鬲 讴賴 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭讴賳賳丿賴 蹖讴 丨乇賮賴 丕蹖 賵 蹖讴 丌賲丕鬲賵乇 丕爻鬲...卮蹖亘 賲賳噩乇 亘賴 讴賲蹖丕亘蹖 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 讴賲蹖丕亘蹖 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 丕爻鬲 趩賵賳 賴乇 讴爻蹖 乇丕 蹖丕乇丕蹖 賽 倬蹖賲賵丿賳 賽 丕蹖賳 乇丕賴 賳蹖爻鬲...

倬爻 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 爻丕丿賴 : 丕诏乇 丕夭 毓賴丿賴 卮蹖亘 亘乇賳賲蹖 丌蹖蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇 丕爻鬲 丕氐賱丕 丌賳 乇丕 卮乇賵毓 賳讴賳蹖丿
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356 reviews6 followers
September 13, 2013
I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Godin and was looking forward to reading this book. I found quickly, however, I fundamentally disagree with much of his reasoning. I think that knowing when to quit - and not to sink time and money into something that isn't profitable - is an important lesson, and I was hoping to learn his thoughts on how to identify the right time to quit. Instead, his advice is to quit if you don't think that you can be the very best - because anything less is not worthwhile.

I could, perhaps, even consider an economic rationale for that advice in business. (It would be an interesting argument to explore - although even then I'm not sure I can agree.) However, Mr. Godin takes it to a much simpler and, in my opinion, less palatable conclusion. If you can't be the best (or you aren't willing to put the energy into being the best) don't do it. He uses examples of personal hobbies, such as snow boarding, crafting or golf. The idea that there are reasons that someone might do something for reasons other than being the best is outside of his realm of understanding. The idea that someone might simply enjoy doing something - even if they aren't very good at it and don't intend to train obsessively - is not even a consideration.

My biggest complaint about this book, though, is that it is a BOOK at all. While this is a short book, it could have gotten the same point across in a medium-length blog post. The book itself is extremely vague and repetitive - perhaps giving you a new perspective but not providing concrete steps to take. I was also often puzzled by the examples he chose to utilize, as they did not seem to always illustrate the point he was making. I felt like he was stretching a bit for relatable examples.

Not Mr. Godin's best work.
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18 reviews13 followers
October 24, 2017
讴鬲丕亘 卮蹖亘 蹖讴 賲賮賴賵賲 讴賱蹖丿蹖 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 爻毓蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿 亘丕賵乇 亘賴 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 卮蹖賵賴鈥屬囏й� 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳 丿乇 匕賴賳 卮賲丕 賳賴丕丿蹖賳賴 讴賳丿. 賲丨賵乇 讴賱蹖丿蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丌賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賴丿賮鬲丕賳 乇丕 亘蹖丕亘蹖丿貙 賵賯鬲蹖 乇丕 丌賳 乇丕 蹖丕賮鬲蹖丿 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮丿賳 丿乇 丌賳 丿乇 丨丿 噩賳賵賳 鬲賱丕卮 讴賳蹖丿.
丕蹖賳 賲賮賴賵賲 乇丕 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賴賲 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿. 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲賳 讴鬲丕亘 爻乇爻禺鬲蹖 丌賳噩賱丕 丿丕讴賵乇孬 賵 賳亘乇丿 賴賳乇賲賳丿 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 倬乇爻賮蹖賱丿 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 賲丨賵乇 讴賱蹖丿蹖 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿. 丌賳趩賴 讴賴 卮蹖亘 乇丕 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭 賲蹖讴賳丿 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賳 亘賴 賲賮賴賵賲 "乇賴丕 讴乇丿賳" 丿乇 讴賳丕乇 賲賮賴賵賲 孬丕亘鬲 賯丿賲 亘賵丿賳 丕爻鬲. 爻鬲 诏賵丿蹖賳 亘乇 禺賱丕賮 丌賳趩賴 讴賴 鬲丕 亘賴 丨丕賱 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲貙 乇賴丕 讴乇丿賳 乇丕 丿乇 賲賯丕亘賱 毓夭賲 賵 丕乇丕丿賴 賳賲蹖丿丕賳丿貙 亘賱讴賴 丌賳乇丕 賲讴賲賱 爻乇爻禺鬲蹖 賲毓乇賮蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿. 爻鬲 诏賵丿蹖賳 鬲賵氐蹖賴 賲蹖讴賳丿 丕诏乇 诏賲丕賳 賲蹖讴賳蹖丿 卮蹖亘蹖貙 卮蹖亘 卮賲丕 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賳賲蹖禺賵丕賴蹖丿 賵 蹖丕 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 亘賴 賯賱賴 丌賳 亘乇爻蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇 丕爻鬲 賴乇趩賴 夭賵丿鬲乇 丌賳 乇丕 乇賴丕 讴賳蹖丿 賵 賲賳丕亘毓 鬲丕賳 乇丕 氐乇賮 賮鬲丨 賯賱賴 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賳蹖丿 讴賴 丿乇 丌賳 亘蹖賳馗蹖乇 禺賵丕賴蹖丿 卮丿. 丿賳蹖丕 丿賳蹖丕蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳賴丕爻鬲. 丕賵賱蹖賳 诏丕賲 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮丿賳 丌賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丿丕賳蹖丿 賲蹖禺賵丕賴蹖丿 丿乇 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮賵蹖丿貙 賵 丿乇 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 賳賲蹖禺賵丕賴蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮賵蹖丿. 丌賳诏丕賴 噩爻丕乇鬲 丌賳 乇丕 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 睾蹖乇 丕夭 丌賳 賲賵囟賵毓蹖 讴賴 賯乇丕乇 丕爻鬲 丿乇 丌賳 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮賵蹖丿 乇丕 乇賴丕 讴賳蹖丿貙 賵 賲丕賳賳丿 蹖讴 賲噩賳賵賳 丿乇 亘丕賱丕 乇賮鬲賳 丕夭 卮蹖亘 賴丿賮鬲丕賳 倬丕蹖丿丕乇蹖 讴賳蹖丿.
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Author听1 book78 followers
April 23, 2019
讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賲鈥屫呟屬� 賵 乇賵 蹖讴 丕蹖丿賴鈥屰� 禺丕氐 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 鬲賲乇讴夭 讴乇丿賴. 丕乇夭卮 賲乇賵乇 賵 禺賵賳丿賳 丿丕乇賴. 卮丕蹖丿 讴賴 丕蹖丿賴鈥屫� 噩丿蹖丿 賳亘丕卮賴貙 丕賲丕 賲胤賲卅賳丕 讴賲讴鈥屭┵嗁嗀団€屫�.

丕蹖丿賴 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 丿乇 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲 賲賳丕爻亘 亘丕蹖丿 丕丿丕賲賴 丿丕丿 賵 倬卮鬲讴丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 賵 丿乇 亘賯蹖賴 (丕讴孬乇) 賲賵丕乇丿 亘丕蹖丿 亘蹖禺蹖丕賱 卮丿. 丕賵賳 诏賵丿蹖 賯亘賱 卮蹖亘 乇賵 亘賴卮 鬲賵 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖诏賴 Dip 賵 賲蹖诏賴 乇丿 卮丿賳 賵 亘丕賱丕 乇賮鬲賳 丕夭 Dip 爻禺鬲賴貙 丕賲丕 丕賵賳蹖 讴賴 賲蹖乇賴 亘丕賱丕 賲賵賮賯 賲蹖卮賴. 賵 丕氐賱丕 爻蹖爻鬲賲鈥屬囏� 乇賵蹖 丕蹖賳 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賳 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖丕 倬卮蹖賲賵賳 賲蹖卮賳 賵 亘乇丕 賴賲蹖賳 鬲毓丿丕丿 夭蹖丕丿 倬卮蹖賲賵賳鈥屬囏ж池� 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 趩蹖夭丕 丕乇夭賵賳賴.

丕夭 亘禺卮鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘貙 賳賯賱 賯賵賱蹖 丕夭 蹖讴 丿賵賳丿賴鈥屰� 賲丕乇鬲賳 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿. 賲囟賲賵賳卮 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賯亘賱 丕夭 卮乇賵毓 賲丕乇丕鬲賳 亘丕蹖丿 鬲毓蹖蹖賳 讴賳蹖 丿乇 趩賴 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 亘蹖禺蹖丕賱 賲爻丕亘賯賴 賲蹖卮賴 賵 賵賱 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃�. 丕诏賴 丨蹖賳 賲爻丕亘賯賴 亘禺賵丕蹖蹖 鬲氐賲蹖賲 亘诏蹖乇蹖貙 賲蹖诏蹖 丌禺 倬丕賲 丿乇丿 讴乇丿貙 丌禺 賳賮爻賲 亘丕賱丕 賳賲蹖丕丿 賵 丕蹖賳 丨乇賮丕 賵 禺賵丿鬲賵 鬲賵噩蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃�. 丕賲丕 丕诏賴 賯亘賱 賲爻丕亘賯賴 鬲毓蹖蹖賳 讴賳蹖貙 丿賯蹖賯丕 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖 讴蹖 亘丕蹖丿 亘蹖禺蹖丕賱 亘卮蹖 賵 亘賴 禺賵丿鬲 丌爻蹖亘 賳賲蹖夭賳蹖 賵 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖 賲蹖乇蹖 噩賱賵.

讴賱丕 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇賵 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�.
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95 reviews23 followers
May 26, 2024
讴鬲丕亘 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 丕蹖 亘賵丿貨 "丕诏乇 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 丕夭 毓賴丿賴 卮蹖亘 丕蹖賳 讴丕乇 亘乇丌蹖蹖丿 倬爻 丕氐賱丕 丌賳 乇丕 卮乇賵毓 賳讴賳蹖丿. 丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 賯丕賳賵賳 爻丕丿賴 乇丕 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 蹖丕丿 亘诏蹖乇蹖丿貙 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 卮乇賵毓 賴乇 讴丕乇蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 爻禺鬲诏蹖乇鬲乇 禺賵丕賴蹖丿 亘賵丿."
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87 reviews16 followers
August 26, 2017
賱丕 賵 賱賳 兀賮賴賲 賱賲 賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賳賲賷丞 賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 鬲鬲氐丿乇 賯丕卅賲丞 丕賴鬲賲丕賲丕鬲 丕賱噩賲賷毓
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1,331 reviews818 followers
February 2, 2017

賮賶 氐睾乇賶 賰賳鬲 鬲丕賮賴 賰賳鬲 丕賲鬲毓囟 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲 匕丕鬲 丕賱賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲賮鬲賵丨丞

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賱匕丕 丕毓噩亘賳賶 噩丿丕 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賰賷夭賳

丨賷賳賲丕 賷卮乇丨 丕賳賴 爻賱賵賰 亘卮乇賶 爻賵賶 賮賶 鬲乇賰賷亘 賲禺賳丕 匕丕鬲賴 賵 賮賶 毓賯賱賳丕 賰賱賳丕 丕賱賱丕賵毓賶 丕賱賲丨亘 賱丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱丕賲丕賳
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丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賳丕 賷卮乇丨 賲賮賴賵賲 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賮賶 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賰賱 賲乇丨賱丞 氐毓亘丞 賳爻鬲賲乇 亘丕賱毓賲賱 毓賱賶 丕賲乇 賲丕 賵 賱賰賳賳丕 賱丕 賳噩丿 噩丿賵賶 丕賵 賳鬲賷噩丞 賮賳爻鬲爻賱賲 賵 賴匕丕 丕賱禺胤丕 賱丕賳賳丕 賱賵 丕賰賲賱賳丕 賲噩賴賵丿 賵 賲孬丕亘乇丞 毓賱賷賴 賱禺乇噩賳丕 賲賳 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賵 賱氐乇賳丕 賲賳 丕賱賳丿乇丞 賵 賴賳丕 賳噩賳賶 丕賱孬賲丕乇

賷毓賷亘賴 賮賯胤 噩賲賱丞 賯丕賱賴丕 :" 丕賲丕賲 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賲丕 賷丨丿孬 賴賵 丕賲丕 賳爻鬲爻賱賲 丕賵 賳丨鬲賲賶 賮賶 丕賱丕丿丕亍 丕賱毓丕丿賶 禺賵賮丕 賲賳 丕賱禺胤兀..丕賱亘胤賱 賱丕 賷爻鬲爻賱賲 賵 賱丕丕 賷賯賵賲 亘賲丕 賴賵 毓丕丿賶 亘賱 亘賲丕 賴賵 丕爻鬲孬賳丕卅賶"

毓賳 賳賮爻賶 賲丐賲賳 亘賮賰乇丞 囟乇賵乇丞 丕賱禺乇賵噩 賲賳 丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱乇丕丨丞 賮賶 賯乇丕乇丞 賳賮爻賶 賵 賱賰賳 匕賱賰 賱丕亘丿 賵 丕賳 賳賮毓賱賴 亘丕賱丕丨鬲賷丕賱 毓賱賶 毓賯賱賳丕 丕賱賵丕毓賶 賵 丕賱賱丕賵毓賶 毓亘乇 丕賱鬲爻乇爻亘..賳毓賲 丕賱鬲爻乇爻亘 賮毓賱 賲丕 賴賵 禺丕乇噩 丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱丕賲丕賳 丨孬賷孬丕 亘丨賷孬 鬲鬲賵爻毓 丕賱丿丕卅乇丞 賱丕 卮毓賵乇賷丕 賮賲丕 賰丕賳 睾賷乇 丌賲賳 賯亘賱 丕賱丕賳 賷丿禺賱 丨孬賷孬丕 丕賱賶 丿丕禺賱 丨丿賵丿 丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱丕賲丕賳 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 丕賱丕賵爻毓

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丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賯丕丿賲 :
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28 reviews12 followers
February 27, 2016
廿賳鬲賴賷鬲 賲賳 賯乇丕亍丞 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賱爻賷孬 噩賵丿賳 賵丕賱賲賳卮賵乇 賲賳 賯亘賱 賲賰鬲亘丞 噩乇賷乇 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賲 2010 兀爻鬲毓乇囟 賱賰賲 賲賱禺氐丕 亘兀賴賲 賲丕 賷賯丿賲賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱鬲丕賱賷丞:

1. 賷毓賱賲賰 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲鬲賶 鬲賳爻丨亘 賵賱賲丕匕丕 賵兀賳 丕賱廿賳爻丨丕亘 賱賷爻 亘賮卮賱 亘賱 賴賵 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲賲賵囟毓 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 兀賮囟賱 賵賮乇氐 兀賵賮乇 丨馗丕

2.毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 賰賵賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐睾賷乇 賵氐賮丨丕鬲賴 賮賯胤 80 丕賱丕 丕賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賳噩丨 賮賷 毓乇囟 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱乇賯賲 (1) 賵賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟貨 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱乇賯賲 (1) 賮賷爻鬲毓乇囟 丕賱賲丐賱賮 丕賱兀爻亘丕亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩毓賱賰 賵鬲賯賵丿賰 賱賱爻毓賷 亘兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱 賵丕賱賲乇賰夭 丕賱兀賵賱 賮賯賰 賵賱丕 卮賷亍 爻賵賶 匕賱賰 賮賷囟乇亘 兀丨丿 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 亘兀賳賰 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賲乇囟 亘賲乇囟 毓囟丕賱 賷賰賵賳 賱丕 賵賯鬲 賱丿賷賰 賱鬲毓乇囟 賳賮爻賰 毓賱賶 丕賱兀禺氐丕卅賷賷賳 丕賱賲鬲賲賷夭賷賳 賱賷卮禺氐賵丕 丕賱賲乇囟 亘賱 爻鬲亘丨孬 賵鬲亘匕賱 噩賴丿 毓賳 丕賱兀禺氐丕卅賷 乇賯賲 (1) 賮賯胤 賱匕賱賰 賰賱 丕賱賳丕爻 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 乇賯賲 1 賵賮賯胤 賱匕賱賰 賰賳 兀賳鬲 丕賱乇賯賲 1

賵亘卮兀賳 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賮丕賳賴 亘賰賱 亘爻丕胤丞 鬲賲孬賱 丕賱鬲丨丿賷 丕賱匕賷 丕賲丕 丕賳 賷賳賯賱賰 賱賱賯賲丞 賱賵 賷賯賵丿賰 賱賱賴賵賷丞 賵賷卮亘賴 賱賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇 丕賱賲氐胤賱丨 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 Opportunity Cost 賵亘丕禺鬲氐丕乇 賷爻鬲毓乇囟 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘丕賳 丕爻亘丕亘 賮卮賱 丕睾賱亘 丕賱賳丕爻 兀賳賴賲 賱丕 賷毓乇賮賵賳 賲鬲賶 賷賳爻丨亘賵賳 亘賱 賵兀賳 丕賱賲賱賱 賴賵 丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱丕爻丕爻 賱賱丕賳爻丨丕亘 丕賱禺丕胤賶亍 兀賵 睾賷乇 丕賱賲丿乇賵爻 貙 賮毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲孬丕賱 丕孬亘鬲鬲 丕賱丕亘丨丕孬 亘兀賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓賲賱賵賳丞賮賷 丕賱鬲爻賵賷賯 睾丕賱亘丕 賷鬲賵賯賮賵賳 毓賳 賲鬲丕亘毓丞 毓賲賱丕卅賴賲 丕賱賲丨鬲賲賱賷賳 亘毓丿 5 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 賲丨丕賵賱丞 亘賷賳賲丕 鬲孬亘鬲 匕丕鬲 丕賱廿丨氐丕卅賷丞 亘兀賳 丕賱毓賲賱丕亍 賷丨鬲丕噩賵賳 7 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 賱賷賯鬲賳毓賵丕 . 丕賳 丕賳爻丨丕亘 丕賱毓丕賲賱賷賳丞賮賷 丕賱鬲爻賵賷賯 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 賴賵 毓丿賲 賯丿乇鬲賴賲 毓賱賶 丕噩鬲賷丕夭 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟 賵丕賳賴賲 丕氐賷亘賵丕 亘丕賱賲賱賱

3. 丕爻鬲毓乇囟 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕卮賴乇 7 兀爻亘丕亘 賱賱丕賳爻丨丕亘 賵賴賷 丕賱鬲丕賱賷丞
兀) 賳賮丕匕 丕賱賵賯鬲
亘) 賳賮丕匕 丕賱賲丕賱
噩) 賳賮丕匕 丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 兀賵 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱禺賵賮
丿) 賮賯丿丕賳 丕賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲 丕賵 丕賱丨賲丕爻 丕賵 賯亘賵賱 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱賲鬲賵丕囟毓
賴) 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丿賶 丕賱賯氐賷乇 亘丿賱丕 毓賳 丕賱胤賵賷賱
賵) 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱禺丕胤賶亍

4. 丕亘丿毓 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 鬲賵氐賷賮賴 亘賯亘賵賱 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賵 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱丨丕賱賷 亘兀賳賴 爻亘亘 賲賳 丕爻亘丕賷 丕賱賮卮賱 賵毓丿賲 鬲禺胤賷 丕賱賲賳禺賮囟

丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱賲賳禺賮囟丕鬲 賵賵賯鬲賳丕 囟賷賯 賮賱賳亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱乇賯賲 (1) 賮賯胤 賮賷 賰賱 禺賷丕乇丕鬲賳丕 賵賱賳爻毓賶 賱兀賳 賳賰賵賳 丕賱乇賯賲 (1) 丿賵賲丕

兀賳氐丨賰賲 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵賲賮賷丿 賵兀賯賷賲賴 亘 4 賳噩賵賲

兀禺賵賰賲
廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 毓賵丕趩賷
27 賮亘乇丕賷乇 2016
#丕賱亘丨乇賷賳冲鬲賯乇兀冲兀賱賮冲賰鬲丕亘
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215 reviews20 followers
May 29, 2013
The quickest lil pamphlet ever.

Don't agree with the stark division between figurative winners and losers. Don't agree that going on a "quest" to be the best will always result in being the best (even if you follow all the rest of his advice). Don't agree with the fact that grit and trying hard will change everything (although he doesn't quite go that far... only implies it.) Certainly don't agree that there's only one way to see "the best." Don't agree that being the best means that you must be the best in the world, or even be nationally visible. Don't agree that any one person hold's the definitive answer to what the best is - *even* if statistics can be found to support their opinions. Certainly don't agree that there aren't structures in place that keep people from being the best, despite all their efforts.

All that said.

I will keep in mind that when things stop challenging me I should quit, when there is not a future in sight on the path I am on I will quit, and that sometimes there are good reasons to plan to quit, and simply good reasons to quit.

Think it could have been said just as well in a 1200 word blog post though.

Profile Image for Michelle.
7 reviews3 followers
February 26, 2009
This book was a disappointing read with only two points - either stick with it if you think you'll be successful or quit and do something else that you will be successful at.
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