• Poke the Box

  • By: Seth Godin
  • Narrated by: Seth Godin
  • Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,125 ratings)

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Poke the Box

By: Seth Godin
Narrated by: Seth Godin
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We send our kids to school and obsess about their test scores, their behavior, and their ability to fit in. We post a help-wanted ad and look for experience, famous colleges, and a history of avoiding failure. We invest in companies based on how they did last quarter, not on what they’re going to do tomorrow. So why are we surprised when it all falls apart?

Our economy is not static, but we act as if it is. Your position in the world is defined by what you instigate, how you provoke, and what you learn from the events you cause. In a world filled with change, that’s what matters - your ability to create and learn from change.

Poke the Box is a manifesto about producing something that’s scarce, and thus valuable. It demands that you stop waiting for a road map and start drawing one instead. You know how to do this, you’ve done it before, but along the way, someone talked you out of it. We need your insight and your dreams and your contributions. Hurry.

©2011 Seth Godin (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Incómodo, pero estimulante

Valió la pena la inversión de tiempo para escuchar el libro. Ahora sólo necesito comenzar.

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always entertaining and informing

This is a great little book to help get you motivated. His writing and speaking style are always engaging. if you need a little push to get you started on a new project, this is the book for you

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Difficult to listen and repetitive

Books is great, but can be much shorter some parts getting really brilliant but diluted the way Godin's pronunciation is cutting every sentence. Many parts of book repeating same idea all over.
All it can be done in 30minutes it think. The content of a book is brilliant, but it could be done in 30-50minutes

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Not that bad. Good book with good examples.

Maybe I had a bad start with Seth Godin and The Dip. Poke the Box is a really amazing book. Gives a few examples how to start and do not wait. Read and poke your box.

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Wonderful kick in the ASS!

I like the way Seth breaks down the overthinker that self sabotages and never starts anything, while another person starts 12000 projects and carries them around like a bag of rocks never really doing much more then starting. This book was perfectly timed in my life as a dear buddy who's been my inspiration for executing and failing on ideas has gone ill. He always told me to start, you're bigger then you think, get going, creating growing, thanks for the reminder Seth! No time like the present 😊🙏

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Time to poke the box!

Love Seth's no nonsense storytelling and great examples. Will be listening to this one again and again because it's so quick and and excellent reminder. Also getting my 10 year old to listen as well. Awesome life lessons.

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Great book

I learnt a lot in just 2 hours, this audiobook will get you motivated to start your projects!".

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Awesome book!

Great content and story. Seth knows how to inspire, motivate and deliver content candidly yet authentically.

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Very good, but a little repetitive

The book had good overall content but at times I felt like I wanted to say... "OK, I get it!". Still, definitely worth a read/listen.

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Brilliant from every side.

Loved it. About freedom and bravery in professional and life to lead, try and win.

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