Like your hair is on fire

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/08/like-your-hair.html

by bdfh42 • 18 years ago

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shafqat2• 18 years ago

I like this... we chose to go against standard advice and will be officially launching to the public on Tuesday. Our sneak preview has been up for a while but I really hope there will people around to spread the word!

thaumaturgy3• 18 years ago

If what Seth says is true, you might want to plan a second event of some kind for about three weeks from now.

shafqat2• 18 years ago

You're probably right. But at the same time, we don't want to create 'artificial' events... Let's see how things go with the official launch. Fingers crossed. Either way, its been a great ride so far!

jasonbentley• 18 years ago

Now I'm motivated. yawns

whacked_new• 18 years ago

I thought if you're seriously in competition, your hair should be always on fire?

vnorby• 18 years ago

I would hope not. Since hair grows at a speed of 1/2 inch/month and burns at a speed of 1/2 inch/minute, you'd either need to start out with a lot of hair, or risk spending most of your time applying a flame to fledgling hair sprouts around your body. Or dispensing Rogain furiously. Both which would waste time.

thaumaturgy3• 18 years ago

Now we know why Seth Godin is bald.

iamelgringo• 18 years ago

Why is this #1?

ScottWhigham• 18 years ago

Pshaw. It's the slowest two weeks of the year.

Alex3917• 18 years ago

Seth might have only had 205 words worth of stuff to say, but then again he only used 205 words to say it. There might have been a more insightful paragraph written somewhere else on the Internet today, no doubt buried in the middle of some four page article. But pound for pound it's hard to come away from Seth's blog feeling like you haven't gotten your money's worth. That's what makes him the best in the world at what he does, and that's what makes it worth voting up.

DanielBMarkham• 18 years ago

I don't know from Seth, but I can see he's got a big fan club here.

The "Just do it" them has been oft-used on HN. In that sense, the theme of the article was a re-run. (although perhaps a needed re-run?)

I just didn't get so much from the article. Glad you liked it. I'll keep my eye out for future Seth goodness.

I am getting a little tired of the same dozen commentators on HN. I was hoping we'd be a little more widely read than that.

bigbang2• 18 years ago

I like the end. "Finish it or cancel it".

stcredzero• 18 years ago

No "Retry?"

bigbang2• 18 years ago

There can be a Retry (that is after finishing; but not put it in the shelf), but "Finish or cancel" gives a sense of urgency to finish it.

gms• 18 years ago

Why are the next two weeks the slowest of the year? Please explain so that I can pass the memo to my employer, as they are not aware of this fact.

kajecounterhack• 18 years ago

Hair doesn't burn, right? It singes. So if your hair were on fire, it'd just smell bad and make...smoke?

Actually, anyone have scientific explanations for burning hair?

narag• 18 years ago

>Hair doesn't burn, right?

You just have to add a little of a flammable substance to it. I'd suggest ethanol or gasoline.

ojbyrne• 18 years ago

I'm curious to see if he follows his own advice. Will check back in two weeks.

rjett• 18 years ago

It's the slowest two weeks of the year...does that mean boring posts like this get to rise to the top of HN?

Like your hair is on fire

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