Brainwashed!!!!!!!!

In Seth Godin’s “Brainwashed” we are given seven ways we can become a more successful, creative and also achieve our goals. These seven goals are designed to help "reinvent" our minds and help get over roadblocks and also give ourselves the confidence to do anything we can. The seven ways that the suggest for us to follow are Connect, Be Generous, Make Art, Acknowledge the Lizard, Ship, Fail and Learn. the two of the seven that stand out to me the most in this reading are Acknowledge the Lizard and Fail. 


In the Acknowledge the lizard section It speaks of how each and every human has a part of their brain called the lizard. this is the part of the brain that gives you the fear of you or your worked being laughed at. this part of the brain has been credited with holding back many of people because they are afraid of what people will think of them if it turns out their work isn't that great.  you may be asking how does one conquer something that is so normal for every human. the reading explains this and it is actually a lot easier than most people think it is. all you  have to do is acknowledge "the lizard" and the more you do the less it will bother you.  this really speaks to me because it teaches me that it is alright to laugh at your self and that you can actually grow a person if i always believe in my work no matter what 


The other part of the reading that had an impact on me was the fail section. In this section it talks about how us as humans pretty much have to fail sometimes so then we can learn from the experience. it also stated that the reinvention of the marketplace can not take place without failure. this section also speaks to me because it is something i live by. I usually have to fail at something before i can actually get good at it and that is how i learn. Failing is also a good skill to be experienced in because if have have failed before you know how to rebound and be able to come back with something that is truly better. 


Over all i found this reading to be really helpful. i found it helpful because it helped support some traits i had already had and also gave me some new ideas on also how to expand my mind.