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Seth Godin: Taking the Leap

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

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The Icarus Deception

Seth Godin: I'm betting most people have some knowledge of the story of Icarus. He says Daedalus was banned by the gods to an island with his son and he made him a set of wings. The instructions were, do what I say, don't fly too high, or the wax on your wings will melt from the son and you will surely perish,. And Daedalus did not obey his father and he died.godin: My argument in the book is that the systems of our culture are pushing us to fly too low. We are guilty of flying too low.

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