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4 books from Seth Godin that got me off my Objectivist a** and put ideas into action

Posted by BrettRocketSci 8 years, 4 months ago to Books
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We are coming up to a new year. Is anyone who loves or is intrigued by Ayn Rand's ideas wondering how they can actually apply them--put them into practice--to make a big impact in their life, or maybe change the world in their own way?
I had worked hard to do that since embracing her ideas in college. But it wasn't until I started reading Seth Godin's books that I really found the courage, took the initiative, and saw all of the opportunities to DO SOMETHING and make a unique difference.
I hope my blog post here will inform, inspire, and motivate someone else here to pick themselves and make something great happen. If you have questions about any of these books I'll be happy to talk about them more with you.
BTW, Seth Godin is not a big fan of Ayn Rand. From what I read in an interview, he is hung up on the use of the word "selfishness" and doesn't understand the context in which Rand wrote about it. Don't let that stop you from reading and benefitting from his work like it has me. Blog article here: http://bit.ly/1NP0BiC
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 4 months ago
    Linchpin is a reminder that things that can be systematized are done by automation or very soon will be. There's little value, Godin says, in being able to follow directions. We have to create something new. Tribes is a book on modern marketing with case studies. I loved them both.
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    Posted by james464 8 years, 4 months ago
    Ayn Rand's Objectivism is useless because it cannot lead you to absolutes. It encourages compromise within yourself because reasoning to one moral positions is just as valid as reasoning to an opposing moral position. Put into practice? How can you put anything into practice without the acknowledgement of absolutes? Please do not fool yourself into thinking reason is the ultimate means of man's ability to perceive reality. Reason must have inputs and those are available only through revelation; therefore, the revelation is here by one or two ways....creation or accident.
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    • Posted by BrettRocketSci 8 years, 4 months ago
      James, this isn't enough of a common perspective to have a conversation. You are apparently in disagreement with many Objectivist principles and premises, so what do you hope to accomplish with a comment like that?
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        Posted by james464 8 years, 4 months ago
        Well, if you are saying that I have too many concepts packed into my statement, well as they say, "How do you eat an elephant?" "One bite at a time."

        Ok, so let's take that first bite shall we?

        Let's deal with this question: What absolute can you reason to using Objectivism?

        We can have a discussion about first principles, if you dare. I guess I am challenging the thinking here in this forum, but if I were shut off to reason and logic, why would I be here in the first place? You can tell I am not a troll, nor a "community organizer." Additionally, you won't find me using expletives and empty rhetoric for my own aggrandizement, but simply making my case and expressing my opinion.

        I guess I dare someone to engage me on these things because I am finding that no one will deal with the fundamentals of origins. If a philosophy will not deal with origins head on, then I say it is built on sand.
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        • Posted by BrettRocketSci 8 years, 4 months ago
          James, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being honest with your beliefs and intent. But as a practical matter and online courtesy, wouldn't it be better to have a dedicated and obvious post on this discussion, rather than buried in this one? If you attempted that already, maybe another attempt is needed. Friendly suggestion, you might not want to introduce it as a dare. :-)
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