{"product_id":"knot-seth-godin-9798893312492","title":"The Knot: Problems Can Be Solved","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This book will give you language for something you felt your whole life but couldn't quite articulate.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eFrom the foreword by Mel Robbins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Let Them Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're not stuck because the problem is too hard.\u003cbr\u003e You're stuck because something invisible is holding it in place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost persistent problems--at work, in organizations, and in our own lives--aren't unsolvable. We've tried harder. We've optimized. We've worried about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And nothing changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the kind of stuckness that shows up for people who lead, create, and build--for those who care deeply, think clearly, and still find themselves going in circles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some challenges are \u003ci\u003esituations \u003c\/i\u003eoutside our control, best met with acceptance. But others are real problems, capable of being changed. The trouble is, we often can't tell the difference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That's because we're entangled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An entanglement is a hidden commitment that creates conflict beneath the surface: wanting progress without risk, change without loss, or forward motion without letting go of who we were--or who we promised to become. When we want two incompatible things at the same time, effort doesn't help. We stay stuck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e, Seth Godin offers a clear, practical framework: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to tell the difference between problems you can solve and situations you need to accept\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to see systems, understand what people actually want, and create conditions for change rather than simply hoping for it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA practical guide to entanglements--time-based (sunk costs, premature optimization), social (phantom audiences, borrowed scorecards), and identity-based (who we were, who we promised to become)--each named, examined, and shown to be removable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book leaves readers with a simple mantra for meaningful work: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eName the baggage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDrop the baggage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShip the work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you've been pushing without progress, this book helps you see what's really in the way--and finally remove it.","brand":"Authors Equity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50035034128577,"sku":"9798893312492","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9798893312492.jpg?v=1773065338","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/knot-seth-godin-9798893312492","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}