In the book, you write that the practice is agnostic about the outcome. So let me just use an example that might not sound like it's a creative work, which is being a doctor. Does that mean an ichologist is not as good a doctor as a pediatrist? Of course not. It just means that the ichologist does her work and her best work often leads to a good outcome. But sometimes it doesn't. And that's not about the work. That's about the outcomes. You can't have it doesn't work. The same thing's true if you're a blogger. If you're busy writing your blog in italian, and everyone who
In his third Design Matters interview, writer Seth Godin riffs on his 20th book—“The Practice”—a milestone text exploring creativity and the sheer power of doing the work and putting it out into the world.