{"id":3899,"date":"2009-06-13T11:36:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-13T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2009-06-13T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2009-06-13T19:04:45","slug":"book-review-ignore-everybody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/13\/book-review-ignore-everybody\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Ignore Everybody"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ignore<\/a> I get a lot of books across my desk. Very few I get the chance to read, and very few I think are wonderful. \u00a0<\/p>\n

I was smiling ear to ear on a recent plane trip when reading a book written by cartoonish Hugh MacLeod, someone I’ve met several times and enjoyed reading his sometimes odd –yet insightful blog<\/a> for many years. \u00a0<\/p>\n

You see, his book Ignore Everybody<\/em>, really isn’t a book. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead, you should think of it as as that friend in high school who never followed the rules, but achieved his goals took you out for a beer 20 years later and shakes your shoulders and wakes you up.<\/p>\n

Hugh’s book is about creativity and inspiration, how you should draw this energy from within –not from group think, or cubicles, or existing standards. \u00a0 \u00a0Like those having a beer –or two– with an inspirational old friend, his book is easy to read on a short flight, and contains his irreverant cartoons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re reading my blog, you’re likely pushing the limits of creativity of the digital space within your career (just as I like to do too) and this should be a book to grab and keep close to the heart. \u00a0I give Ignore Everybody<\/a> 4.5 stars out of 5 stars, which matches it’s soaring amazon ranke of #38 in just three days.<\/p>\n

Or, in the spirit of the book, “F-that”, don’t listen to me, go buy it and tell me what you think, and write your own review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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