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[Book] Ignore Everybody

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci in Uncategorized

There are three kinds of books

-Books that teach you a different, new way to think of reality. They might be fiction or not-fiction, it doesn’t really matter. Some random and notable examples would be The Man in the hight castle or Rules of Thumb

-Books that  inspire you. Think of The Divine Comedy or The Cluetrain Manifesto

-Books that “talk to you”. These are the books that leave the most durable and significant imprint on you because it’s like looking at yourself and your past in a mirror that doesn’t accept any B.S.. You read, you laugh at the truths that are told because you eluded them so many times, and eventually they make you “re-think” of many things.

In this last category is Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity, by Hugh MacLeod, an acclaimed cartoonist and social media expert.

It’s a slim manual on creativity tips intermingled with some of the cartoons that made the author famous. You will enjoy learning about yourself while laughing at the real-life stories of Hugh and his “common-sense” advices.

Maybe some of it will stick with you.

For more reviews to convince you to buy it. Highly recommended for everyone who still has a dream of bigger things to come…

Seth Godin: “Should Hugh swear so much?”

David Armano: “The title says it all. You have to decide if what you believe in is good enough to fight for, to pursue, to risk everything for. Only you can decide this.”

Rick Segal: “Hugh’s advice and commentary should be required reading for everybody doing a start-up, coming up with a earth changing idea or dreaming of the day they punch out of that Dilbert-like cubicle.”

Sex On The Beach: “Hugh’s not coming from some lofty ivory tower, but from a real process of hard work and grit. He’s not preachy; he’s simply sharing what he has learned along his path.”

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