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a must read for professionals of all kind

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 January 2023

Book goes on to explain how to be an achiever. What’s keeping you down. What the new economy demands of us. The biology behind our resistance and fear of change.

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Karthik

Disappointed

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 December 2022

Too much content emphasing the same points again and again. Most of the advise is known or generic if you have read other self help books. Was a let down for me. No great takeaways from the book.

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Varun K

Pirated copy

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 2 November 2022

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Tony Stark

Not Worth It. Here me out.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 April 2022

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Author repeatedly tells why it is important to become a linchpin but not gives a map or instructions to become one. And he addresses it in a chapter but a person buying a book wanna know how to become indispensable not WHY. So if you still wanna know WHY then just watch summary on YouTube..

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Amit

Torn Book - Extremely Poor Delivery

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 December 2022

awful quality, torn book being sent... Not a review on the content of book. Should refund or replace it immediately...

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revanth reddy

quality

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 19 October 2018

very poor quality

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 30 December 2016

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Highly incoherent. Too much repetition.

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nitya shah

Waste of money

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 April 2021

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This book is waste of money and time. Author keeps beating around the bush. Don't buy it.

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Rumi

Wow, severe generalizations abound

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 9 April 2010

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(This a a re-post of a comment I made on another forum that is not likely to be seen by anyone else. Since it essentially boils down to a review, I'm going to post it here instead of writing another one.)
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I'm reading this book now and "losing my mind" trying to see Seth's point of view. I inhabit the world of the cogs (and I indeed did not plan to end up here and I do not want to turn my brain off at work) so I know for a fact that several of the assumptions that he's basing his theories on are wrong. I also noted how the book conveniently mentioned the lizard brain as a judgment to foist upon those of us who disagreed with his premise. I will not accept that judgment.

Not all companies value linchpins and creative thinkers. To some, they are just troublemakers. Also, my job and many other cogs may be *defined* as unskilled, but the reality can far different. Is it as skilled as that of an architect or engineer? Of course not. But to imply that those jobs are the new norm/middle ground and broadly define those of us below that level (at jobs that *used* to be considered professional) as unskilled, stings. And I refuse to wear that label. We live in a world where our university economies have been pumping out masters degree graduates and Ph.Ds doing endless postdocs, while most of our new jobs are in the service sector. It's my belief that underemployment is mostly a structural problem, not a personal one that points to lack of creativity, initiative, or energy on my part (plus living in MS and being obligated to stay here doesn't help... but this is another common problem for the cogs; lack of money and responsibilities to family usually prevent them from fleeing to other states or cities where they can practice their talents)

I've only gotten about 1/3 through the book so far. I'm going to hope that his message gets a little easier to swallow or that at least he no longer insults people like myself. The audience of this book is definitely not people like me. I see it as upper middle class/white collar pablum to appeal to people who have little experience with being poor and being stuck being a cog. To me, only people who have never really been smacked down by illogic and outright theft of their ideas, money and future can say things like you're stuck being a cog because you *won't* change. (for example, I see students at the university I work at who literally have their parents *steal* their money from their checking accounts and savings, open up credit lines in their names and ruin their credit -- sometimes before they ever even get to college.) Changing your life requires at least some measure of resources to do so. Stating that we *all* can do it if we want to...baloney. No such thing as "can't" may hold true for a percentage of society, but that doesn't mean that it really doesn't exist. One-hundred and fifty years ago, try saying "no such thing as can't" to a slave. Their lot in life changed not from being all "engaged" with their work. It came from the "uppity" ones that fought back, escaped, and the white abolishionists. It came from a president that refused to allow the country to participate in forcing a populous to be property. And later it came from another president who sent armed troops into Mississippi to demand that the state follow the laws of the land.

I have no problem with the personal message to completely engage yourself in everything that you do. Giving with no expectation of being noticed or rewarded is the only way to go. So, on a personal level, be courageous and give your job and anything you do your full attention and go the extra mile. But the reality is that most people will take advantage of you, your job excellence will redefine the expectations of your position to a new higher standard and you and others will be judged more harshly. Clueless managers will likely not know how valuable you are so they'll lay you off with equal frequency as all the non-linchpins. (Unless you spend time in self promotion and schmoozing around your company which would seem to be the opposite of being a linchpin to me).

This review is by a cog, who lives in a world that no matter how creatively you work and how much involvement you try to get in your job, your management will not let you participate because you don't have the purchased credentials of a masters degree. You will be left out of meetings, your ideas will be ignored, creativity frustrates them because you're acting uppity, and you have no hope of promotion no matter what you do. This is my reality. I still engage fully with my job even though it bores me to tears. I still try to be creative and think of things we could do better, but I have to find a "higher up" to sponsor them.

To sum it up, on a personal level, I thought Seth's ideas were spot on. A no-brainer, but worded in an engaging and positive manner. But equating them to becoming indispensable and less likely to be laid off in the corporate world was a stretch; one I just couldn't make. There's an old saying...something like, the graveyard is full of indispensable men. Ultimately, no one is indispensable. The irony is that we are all remarkable snowflakes; beautiful in our individuality, but all utterly replaceable no matter how far up the food chain you rise. For us cogs, that point is driven home very early in life. I also resented what appeared to be an assumption by the book that those stuck in cog jobs were resistant to change, not engaged in their work, or unskilled. Saying that there's no such thing as "can't change" is akin to blaming a hostage that they can't free themselves from their imprisonment. Sure, some people wouldn't run if you killed the criminal, opened all the doors and laid out a red carpet and flashing neon directional signs. But most folks...just give `em a little wiggle room and they will indeed rise to the occasion. Ultimately, there is nothing wrong that we live in a world where we are not all Nelson Mandelas.

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M. Lund

Lots of fluff but no content

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 18 December 2022

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I picked up the book because I wanted to learn how how contribute more and become more of a linchpin, but this book didn’t deliver any of that. Instead, the author kept pounding on and on about WHY you want to become a linchpin and nothing on HOW to become a linchpin. He gives zero data to prove the benefits, relying instead on random anecdotes which are supposed to be inspiring but felt irrelevant. II would have been easy to incorporate chapters with tips on how to identify your strengths, how to use your voice effectively,build your confidence in your unique value, etc. Instead of being inspired, I got infuriated and deleted the book permanently from my Kindle library. A complete waste of time - it doesn’t feel like much work went into it. And, oh my God, is it repetitive!

electron71

Reads like advertising copy, but stupider.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 15 March 2021

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There is one interesting idea in this book, so let me save you some time and money: if you're a knowledge worker, your brain is your factory. He should've developed this idea, but he didn't. It's a cool saying, though, so you're welcome.

The writer doesn't seem to know anything about real jobs. Many of his suggestions make no sense. He keeps telling you to be a lynchpin, but never tells you how. He tells us that Richard Branson is a billionaire because of what he does for five minutes every day different from the rest of us. What is that thing he does? He creates billions of dollars worth of value. Thank you for that business insight. Damn this book is stupid!

I think he can't help treating his reader as though he is advertising to them. He does whatever he can to get your attention in 30 seconds. And then he does it again. And again. You get tired of this. He promises and promises, but doesn't deliver.

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Repetitive and Not Realistic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 23 November 2016

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This book could have been reduced to less than 50 pages. The same thing being repeated over and over, just with different scenarios, does not increase the message. Also, I disagree with the mere statements made that we are brainwashed to respond and act in specific ways. His reference to the milkshake and the big Mac in this book is pure stupid. No one in there right mind would refund or replace the meal. This word of "art" he uses is a good way to try to make you feel good. Reality, put your best foot forward, work your best, put forth your suggestions, but if you are out of compliance and obedience you will not continue to work for any company.
I appreciate his wisdom and attempt to promote one self purpose. He may be a linchpin in his endeavours. He must be, he got my business to buy this book and make it a reading project. His profit made.
I found this book none changing. More of a topic for discussion between those he git to believe in his views and those who live in reality that every one is a cog. You earn your way out if being the cog to the linchpin but being compliant and obedient. Along with presentation of ideas and suggestions.
Work hard, learn well, abide by the rules and be successful. That is business and the future of business.

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