Movies from Seth Godin

WALL·E

WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he's finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
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At every turn, Pixar messed up the marketing of their new movie. It has a hard to spell name, no furry characters, not nearly enough dialogue (the first 45 minutes is almost silent), no nasty (but ultimately ridiculous) bad guy, hardly any violence and very little slapstick. Wall-e didn’t get a huge Hollywood PR campaign or even a lot of promotion, it doesn’t feature any hot stars and as far as I can tell, the merchandising options are quite limited. ...And yet, instead, they make a great movie. A movie for the ages. A film, not 90 minutes of commerce.
Movies from Seth Godin

Caine's Arcade

Caine Monroy is a 9-year old boy who spent his summer vacation building an elaborate DIY cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store.
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Maybe you've seen this short film. The first thing that made me smile was how willing Caine was to do his art regardless of how the world responded (it didn't). Caine didn't care. The goal wasn't to be accepted, the goal was to do it right. The second extraordinary thing is easy to miss. Around 3:30, you learn Caine's folk-arithmetic trick of using square roots to validate the PIN numbers on each fun pass. Extraordinary.
Books from Seth Godin

New Rules for the New Economy

The classic book on business strategy in the new networked economy— from the author of the New York Times bestseller The InevitableForget supply and demand. Forget computers. The old rules are broken. Today, communication, not computation, drives change. We are rushing into a world where connectivity is everything, and where old business know-how means nothing. In this new economic order, success flows primarily from understanding networks, and networks have their own rules. In New Rules for the New Economy, Kelly presents ten fundamental principles of the connected economy that invert the traditional wisdom of the industrial world. Succinct and memorable, New Rules explains why these powerful laws are already hardwired into the new economy, and how they play out in all kinds of business—both low and high tech— all over the world. More than an overview of new economic principles, it prescribes clear and specific strategies for success in the network economy. For any worker, CEO, or middle manager, New Rules is the survival kit for the new economy.
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"Classic." - Seth Godin
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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the James Beard Award for General Cooking and the IACP Cookbook of the Year Award "The one book you must have, no matter what you’re planning to cook or where your skill level falls."—New York Times Book Review Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a foolproof method that works every time? As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don’t work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new—but simple—techniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.
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"Genius." - Seth Godin
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A Second Chance

"Catherine Hoke founded the nonprofit organization Defy Ventures in 2010 with the intent to help those recently released from prison not only rejoin society, but to thrive as well. Part memoir and part chronicle of how powerfully a nonprofit organization can change lives, A Second Chance details Cat's personal journey, Defy Ventures' founding, and the fast-spreading movement that has risen as a result"--Unedited summary from publisher
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"Magnificent." - Seth Godin
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Start Finishing

Productivity Meets Purpose—Start Finishing the Work That Matters Most.How much of your time and attention lately has been focused on things that truly matter to you? Most people's honest answer is: not enough.The joy-producing, difference-making ideas are always waiting—for when the time is right, when the current project is over, when there is a little more money. Those ideas are waiting for someday. The trouble is someday never comes on its own.Start Finishing provides a system for transforming your ideas into projects and shows you how to address the challenges you face by giving each project the time, energy, and attention it needs.The book will teach you how to:• Engage the Five Projects Rule to prioritize your daily schedule and be at peace with the work you choose not to do • Fly through drag points—how to deal with head trash, no-win scenarios, and other people’s priorities• Overcome cascades, logjams, and tarpits—the three ways projects routinely get stuck• Chunk, link, and sequence your ideas down to doable parts• Heatmap your schedule so you do the right work at the right time• Build your success pack of supporters, guides, peers, and beneficiaries • Finish strong—celebrate, review, and ride the momentum to your next goal Start finishing your best work and create your future, one completed project at a time.Start Finishing received critical acclaim from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Review, and awards with Independent Book Awards. It also won the cross-category Grand Prize from the esteemed Eric Hoffer Book Award in 2020.* Includes original contributions from Seth Godin, Susan Piver, Jonathan Fields, James Clear, and many other teachers.
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"An important new book." - Seth Godin
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A Primer for Forgetting

“One of our true superstars of nonfiction” (David Foster Wallace), Lewis Hyde offers a playful and inspiring defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche. We live in a culture that prizes memory—how much we can store, the quality of what’s preserved, how we might better document and retain the moments of our life while fighting off the nightmare of losing all that we have experienced. But what if forgetfulness were seen not as something to fear—be it in the form of illness or simple absentmindedness—but rather as a blessing, a balm, a path to peace and rebirth? A Primer for Forgetting is a remarkable experiment in scholarship, autobiography, and social criticism by the author of the classics The Gift and Trickster Makes This World. It forges a new vision of forgetfulness by assembling fragments of art and writing from the ancient world to the modern, weighing the potential boons forgetfulness might offer the present moment as a creative and political force. It also turns inward, using the author’s own life and memory as a canvas upon which to extol the virtues of a concept too long taken as an evil. Drawing material from Hesiod to Jorge Luis Borges to Elizabeth Bishop to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from myths and legends to very real and recent traumas both personal and historical, A Primer for Forgetting is a unique and remarkable synthesis that only Lewis Hyde could have produced.
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Creative Calling

Life isn’t about “finding” fulfillment and success – it’s about creating it. Why then has creativity been given a back seat in our culture? No longer.** A Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller **Creativity is a force inside every person that, when unleashed, transforms our lives and delivers vitality to everything we do. Establishing a creative practice is therefore our most valuable and urgent task - as important to our well-being as exercise or nutrition. The good news? Renowned artist, author, and CreativeLive founder, Chase Jarvis, reminds us that creativity isn't a skill—it's a habit available to everyone: beginners and lifelong creators, entrepreneurs to executives, astronauts to zookeepers, and everyone in between. Through small, daily actions we can supercharge our innate creativity and rediscover our personal power in life.Whether your ambition is a creative career, completing a creative project, or simply cultivating a creative mindset, Creative Calling will unlock your potential via Jarvis’s memorable “IDEA” system: · Imagine your big dream, whatever you want to create—or become—in this world.· Design a daily practice that supports that dream—and a life of expression and transformation.· Execute on your ambitious plans and make your vision real.· Amplify your impact through a supportive community you’ll learn to grow and nurture.
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Seth Godin mentioned this book in a blog post.
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Made in India

The best Indian food is cooked (and eaten) at home.Real Indian food is fresh, simple, and packed with flavor. In Made In India, Meera Sodha introduces you to the food she grew up eating every day. Unlike the fare you get at your local Indian takeout joint, her food is vibrant and surprisingly quick and easy to make.Meera serves up a feast of over 130 delicious recipes collected from three generations of her family. On the menu is everything from hot chapatis to street food (chili paneer; beet and feta samosas), fragrant curries (spinach and salmon, or perfect cinnamon lamb curry) to colorful side dishes (pomegranate and mint raita; kachumbar salad), and mouthwatering desserts (mango, lime, and passion fruit jello; pistachio and saffron kulfi). Made In India will change the way you cook, eat, and think about Indian food forever.
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Little Brother

Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they're mercilessly interrogated for days.When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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"If you’re into security and privacy." - Seth Godin
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Makers

Perry and Lester invent things: seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems. When Kodak and Duracell are broken up for parts by sharp venture capitalists, Perry and Lester help to invent the "New Work," a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups. Together, they transform the nation and blogger Andrea Fleeks is there to document it.Then it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot-bomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Walmarts across the land. As their rides gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive engineers a savage attack on the rides by convincing the police that their 3D printers are being used to make AK-47s.Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney. Lester and Perry's friendship falls to pieces when Lester gets the fatkins treatment, which turns him into a sybaritic gigolo.Then things get really interesting.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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"If you’re into 3D printing and stuff." - Seth Godin
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Meaningful Work

The founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, an award-winning craft chocolate factory, shows readers how he discovered the secret to purposeful work and business − and how we can too, no matter what work we do. Askinosie Chocolate is a small-batch, award winning chocolate company widely considered to be a vanguard in the industry. Known for sourcing 100% of his cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe, Shawn Askinosie has pioneered direct trade and profit sharing in the craft chocolate industry with farmers in Tanzania, Ecuador, and the Philippines. In addition to developing relationships with smallholder farmers, the company also partners with schools in their origin communities to provide lunch to 1,600 children every day with no outside donations. Twenty-five years ago, Shawn Askinosie was a successful criminal defense lawyer trying his first murder death penalty case that would later go on to become a Dateline special. For many years he found law satisfying, but after several high profile trials he reached a breaking point and found solace in the search for a new career. In this inspiring guide to discovering a vocation that feeds your heart and soul, Askinosie describes his quest to discover more meaningful work – a search that led him to volunteering in the palliative care wing of a hospital, to a Trappist monastery where he became inspired by the monks focus on “being” rather than “doing,” and eventually traipsing through jungles across the globe in search of excellent cocoa bean farmers to make award winning chocolate. Askinosie shares his hard-won insights into doing work that reflects one’s values and purpose in life. He shares with readers visioning tools that can be used in any industry or field to create a work life that is inspired and fulfilling. Askinosie shows us that everyone has the capacity to find meaning in their work and be a positive force for good in the world.
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Entrepreneur
"[The author] runs a chocolate company." - Seth Godin
TV Shows from Seth Godin

Suits

While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
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Entrepreneur
I don’t like the travel that comes with my job and the treat I give myself after a talk is that I watch one episode of the trashy USA Network show called Suits. It’s completely divorced from reality and has a cliffhanger every six minutes, which makes an hour of the flight disappear quickly.
TV Shows from Seth Godin

The Sopranos

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Seth Godin
Entrepreneur
I used to watch The Sopranos on DVD on airplanes, but then I noticed that people were looking over my shoulder. Sometimes in The Sopranos there are strippers and so, oh my God, wait until that gets on Twitter—Seth’s watching porn on airplanes. I quit watching it, so I don’t know what happens at the end.
TV Shows from Seth Godin

Seinfeld

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
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Entrepreneur
I got rid of my TV the day Seinfeld went off the air. I haven’t watched live television since then, except in a social setting where someone else needs to watch it.
Music from Seth Godin

Bob Dylan

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Can you invent a thing for which no one will ever invent a better version of it? Certainly, Dylan has done that for dozens of his songs.
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Bo Diddley

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In 1955, Bo Diddley released his first record. It became a #1 bestseller. The name of the track? “Bo Diddley.” It was a song about a singer and his work. That’s what it sounds like when you own it. When you sign your work. If you’re going to step up and create, it helps to own what you just did. You’re not simply another in a long line.
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‎The Silver Beats

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I'm listening to an obscure CD of the Silver Beats, a group of four Japanese lads who play note for note renditions of Beatles songs. They don't speak a word of English. And yet they sing beautifully.
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Patricia Barber

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Some people say Patricia Barber is a sellout because she’s a popular jazz musician as opposed to a starving jazz musician. But the people in the crowd don’t think that. I think selling out is largely about expectation, about being transparent and telling the truth to your audience.
Music recommended by Seth Godin
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Ideas that spread, win. If you speak up about an idea or an artist you care about, the word spreads, the world changes.
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Ideas that spread, win. If you speak up about an idea or an artist you care about, the word spreads, the world changes.
Music from Seth Godin

Keller Williams

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I listen to a lot of Keller Williams, who is a friend and brilliant musician
Music from Seth Godin

Charlie Parker

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It’s been on there for a long time and before that, there was a Charlie Parker record on repeat.
Music from Seth Godin

Muddy Waters

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Entrepreneur
I am sitting is a completely American-made analog stereo with a record player, a ModWright amplifier, two small monitor speakers made in California, which are connected by this funky wire, and on the record player is a 45RPM LP of Muddy Waters.
Goods from Seth Godin

Swedish Match, Three Stars Safety Matches, 10 pack

Famous Three Stars Safety Matches Brand. 2 Strikes Per Box; Strike-On-Box Pocket Matches. Made in Sweden. 32 Sticks (1.75 inches matches) Per Box. 1 Pack of 10 Small Boxes Each
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Here’s the thing: Swedish matches are better. They might be the best in the world. They do everything a match should do–but better. They light more quickly, burn hotter, and give more match satisfaction.
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Scrabble Game

Classic Scrabble game has the letter tiles and game guide for a wordy showdown. Store the tiles In the drawstring bag. Every letter counts in Scrabble. Includes 1 game board, 100 wooden letter tiles, 4 tile racks, 1 drawstring letter bag and game guide. Includes 1 gameboard, 100 wooden letter tiles, 4 tile racks, 1 drawstring letter bag and game guide. Store the tiles In the drawstring bag. Classic Scrabble game has the letter tiles and game guide for a wordy showdown. Store the tiles in the drawstring bag. Every letter counts in Scrabble. Includes 1 gameboard, 100 wooden letter tiles, 4 tile racks, 1 drawstring letter bag and game guide
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Play a game of Scrabble with your family None of them are perfect. Each of them are better than TV.
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Lijjat Papad, Udad (Black Pepper), 7.06-Ounce Pack (Pack of 20)

World renowned brand of pappadums with black pepper. Quick and easy to prepare appetizer or snack!. Serve with chutney, or as an accompaniment to your main dish.. Product of India
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The next chance you have to visit an Indian grocery, buy yourself a packet of papad (sometimes called papadum, or the phonologic, ‘poppers’). They cost about $2 for 10. (my favorite brand) [It turns out that this is a woman-owned company, doing social innovation along the way]…
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Peeps Eyeglass Cleaner (Blue)

GROUND BREAKING TECHNOLOGY: Peeps eyeglass cleaner is an efficient and durable ground-breaking carbon microfiber tech that cleans all glasses.. EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE: A very effective dry-clean technology, substance free, that is also used exclusively in space by NASA to clean glass.. SAFE TECHNOLOGY: Won't damage the special coating of the eyeglass lens. Safe technology for designer glasses as well as normal reading glasses.. A BETTER VIEW: Peeps eye wear cleaner leaves your glasses and sunglass free of any residue, including fingerprints, streaks, smudges and more!. BRING IT EVERYWHERE: The perfect size eyeglass cleaner to take with you - it measures approximately 4x1x1 inches. Available in 7 unique colors.
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Peeps are an extraordinary device, one that every human with a pair of eyeglasses will be blown away by. And at $15, you’ll be thought of every day of the year… Buy extra, they have a habit of being borrowed.
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Personalized Stationery

Our personalized stationery is letterpress printed by hand on antique machinery. Color border is hand painted on crisp white paper. Your name and your return address printed in gold foil. Choose from four envelope colors.
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If you give someone a box of beautiful custom stationery, they’ll send more beautiful handwritten notes. A gift that truly keeps giving.
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Korin Suisin Special Inox Orange POM Handle Petty 5.9" (15cm)

EXCEPTIONAL SHARPNESS ✅: The special grade stain resistant AUS-10 steel has a higher carbon content, giving it the cut and feel similar to a carbon knife without the maintenance.. MULTI-PURPOSE ✅: The petty is a smaller chef knife that makes it a convenient size for peeling and other delicate work.. NIMBLE & PRECISE ✅: Lightweight and thin, Japanese chef knives have a sharper blade and maintain their sharpness longer than most other chef knives.. COMFORT ✅: The attractive orange handle is made of an easy-to-clean and bacteria resistant POM molded handle and topped with a stainless steel cap. With superior balance and a slightly weighted feel, these knives are comfortable in the hand and a pleasure to use.. QUALITY ASSURANCE ✅: The Korin Special Inox is an original design created by Korin's resident knife master, Chiharu Sugai and Knife System's founder, Junro Aoki.
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A handmade knife from Japan is an heirloom waiting to happen. Korin is a reliable place to start. And there are local artisans making beautiful knives everywhere.
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Baking Steel

Made in USA. The Baking Steel 3/8" Version is perfect for making high quality pizza's at home.. Virtually indestructible and pre-seasoned with our proprietary oil. Stores 18 times more energy than traditional ceramic pizza stones, essential for crispier crusts and faster cook times. 3/8" steel is virtually indestructible and wont shatter or crack; cleans up quickly and easily with gentle soap and warm water
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Also for anyone with an oven, a sheet of 1 foot by 1 foot steel for your oven will totally change the way you make pizza or almost anything else, even if you go with the convenient path and buy frozen
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KoMo Medium Grain Mill

Beechwood construction. Grinds from fine flour to coarse meal. Long life corundum-ceramic burrs. Cleanup is quick and easy. Made in Austria, 12 year U.S. warranty
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For the baker in your life, this grain mill is a game changer. Now you can buy local rye, wheat or other grains and grind and bake fresh. I like the Komo.