Comments on: Book Review: The Dip by Seth Godin

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By: Riscario Insider

Riscario Insider — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:02:29 +0000

Great book. Great review. Great comments.

Anyone interested in another review based on the audiobook version can visit: http://blog.riscario.com/2007/10/thoughts-on-dip-by-seth-godin.html

Listening is easier than reading while driving

By: This and That # 113: Financial Fear Factor Edition

This and That # 113: Financial Fear Factor Edition — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:50:51 +0000

[...] Squawk Fox reviewed The Dip by Seth Godin. [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:35:11 +0000

Seth Godin is the man. Everything he writes is spot on! His blog is must-reading. It all resonates. Thanks for the great review.

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Friday LinkStuff — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:59:28 +0000

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By: bigasssuperstar

bigasssuperstar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:34:15 +0000

Interesting, and certainly applicable from time to time … but it doesn’t sit well with me as an overall plan for life … it smacks of “don’t play if you can’t win” … If I only work at things which I’m sure I’m going to master, it feels like I’d be cheating myself out of some good experiences.
It reminds me of the 80/20 theory — that 20 per cent of the effort gets 80 per cent of the results .. 20 per cent of the staff does 80 per cent of the work … 20 per cent of your time gets 80 per cent of the job done. So concentrate on the stuff that gets the most results, and leave the other stuff to other people.

By: Fox

Fox — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:28:19 +0000

@Francois Viljoen Godin argues there is only one case when one should push past “the dip”…and that’s ONLY if you can be “the best in the world.” It’s a hard pill to swallow.

@Rob Madrid LOL. Yeah, I had to write a short review. I was channeling my inner Seth. I agree with you. Godin has little room for just pushing past the dip for sake of accomplishment. I may not be the best Ironman Triathlete in the world, but I did push past the dip to make it to the finishing line.

@guinness416 Yay! I love the library.

@bigasssuperstar Actually, Godin strongly argues against spending the time, resources, and money to push past the dip to reach mediocrity. He wants you to pick something you can be the best at, and then face the dip. But then Godin (in this book) isn’t speaking to those of us who seek pleasure is just accomplishing. This book is about not wasting time in the dip, since this is the point where most people quit. The point is to quit BEFORE you reach the dip (if you are average), and focus resources on tasks where you are exceptional. Again, a hard pill to swallow.

By: bigasssuperstar

bigasssuperstar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:09:27 +0000

True, true. I’ve had that happen … at taekwondo, for example — rapid improvement, then you start to suck, then you get better. We were warned that it would happen. Seems counterintuitive, but if you can expect it, you can push through to excellence. Or at least competent mediocrity.

By: guinness416

guinness416 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:02:43 +0000

Good review, fawx, I’m now third on the hold list at the library!

By: Rob Madrid

Rob Madrid — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:15:00 +0000

Excellent SHORT review, as Seth says himself in the book, most business books are too long and it is very difficult to write a short book.

I agree, it is a very interesting book. My only minor complaint is that he tends to re-enforce the American idea that sucess is measured in outward material gain. I think that is more due to the fact it’s a short book than anything.

I also now a few people who could benifit from this book, but they are unlikely to read it.