The Dip
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The Dip
Seth Godin
8 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2010–2019.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
The Dip. It's motivational, I think back on it every now and then when pushing myself through a rough patch in the gym or professionally.
The Dip by Seth Godin is perhaps the essential book for an 'indie hacker'.
It's about identifying the difference between dips (good business ideas facing inevitable challenges) and cul-de-sacs (poor ideas that are not going anywhere).
Extraordinary benefits also accrue to the tiny majority with the guts to quit early and refocus their efforts on something new
Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other....the opportunity cost of investing your life in something that’s not going to get better is just too high
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? 2015 · 3 recommendations
- Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- What are the most indispensable books for indie hackers? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it actually changed your life? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? 2010 · 1 recommendation