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Despite having heard this meme (ie "fail more") a LOT of times before, I have to give Seth Godin thumbs up. It's easy to get stuck in an Internet self-help bubb
by itmag 15y ago
Despite having heard this meme (ie "fail more") a LOT of times before, I have to give Seth Godin thumbs up. It's easy to get stuck in an Internet self-help bubble where everyone says these things and you get blasé. But keep in mind that:
1) The reason "everyone" is saying it because he keeps hammering it into us. Yes, he is a bit repetitive sometimes but so what? The message is still good.
2) In the "real world", these kinds of things are far out. Try telling someone in Sweden that it's cool to fail and get rejected a few times in life and they just look at you with a look that says "death before dishonor!" (only less bad ass than it sounds in writing).
- SubvertMagazine 15y agohey. I think it's a fundamental all successful people come to learn, (fail more) despite what most of us are taught at school. To me, meme suggests something more temporary and unique. In my experience, the higher you go, the more fundamental the lessons get. I think it's actually an easier environment to learn to fail in the digital world. Split testing and the like is a lot less painful that cold calling on a phone which was part and parcel of any entrepreneurs schooling back in the day. Good luck with your magazine. Paul.
- itmag 15y agoAgreed. And thanks! Looks like you have a cool operation running, with some similarities to ours. How long have you been doing it?
- SubvertMagazine 15y agoa few years, its a project that has evolved quite a bit, we did a lot of offline stuff, organising opportunities for creatives, and an offline magazine.