if the ideas don’t spread, if no gift is received, then there is no art, only effort.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
Artists think along the edges of the box, because that’s where things get done.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
When I put myself on an Internet diet (only five checks a day, not fifty), my productivity tripled. Tripled.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
Digital gifts, ideas that spread—these allow the artist to be far more generous than he could ever be in an analog world.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
If money circulates freely within the tribe, the tribe will grow prosperous more quickly. I give you some money to buy seeds, your farm flourishes, and now we both have money to give to someone else to invest. The faster the money circulates, the better the tribe does.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
making art is not about getting rich. Art is a gift, a gift from the artist to the viewer, the listener, the user. The moment it ceases to be a gift, some of the art is lost.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
As we’ve seen, if there is no gift, there is no art. When art is created solely to be sold, it’s only a commodity.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
You must become indispensable to thrive in the new economy. The best ways to do that are to be remarkable, insightful, an artist, someone bearing gifts. To lead.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
You can either fit in or stand out. Not both.
Seth Godin, Linchpin
Here is one way to think about the list of what makes you indispensable:
1. Providing a unique interface between members of the organization
2. Delivering unique creativity
3. Managing a situation or organization of great complexity
4. Leading customers
5. Inspiring staff
6. Providing deep domain knowledge
7. Possessing a unique talent
Seth Godin, Linchpin
