The Diary of a CEOThe Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth Godin
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- August 10, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 53m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Bestselling author Seth Godin reveals why perfectionism is keeping you stuck, the hidden psychology behind success, when to quit, when to keep going, and why AI will reward the most HUMAN people! Seth Godin is one of the world’s most influential business thinkers and the author of more than 20 bestselling books. He is host of the podcast Akimbo, author of a daily blog read by 1 million people, and coordinator of The Carbon Almanac project, a tool that helps people understand the climate crisis. His upcoming book, The Knot, will be published in September. He explains:
- Why being "good enough" is often better than being the best
- Why quitting is sometimes the smartest path to long-term success
- The hidden reason you're stuck between the life you want and the life you have
- Why trying to please everyone guarantees you'll be ignored
- Why consistency beats authenticity almost every time
00:00:00 Intro 00:02:31 What You Need to Hear If You Feel Stuck 00:06:14 Where Do Most People Actually Want to Go? 00:12:46 How to Get Unstuck: The Rope Analogy 00:19:35 What Happens When You’re Pulled in Two Directions? 00:21:21 How to Know If Your Dream Is Real 00:22:09 The Question You Need to Ask Yourself 00:23:54 Why Naming Your Resistance Changes Everything 00:25:09 Why Some People Handle Resistance Better Than Others 00:30:38 Why Embarrassment Is the Cost of Starting 00:33:37 How to Stop Shame From Holding You Back 00:41:51 Is Money and Luxury a Worthy Goal? 00:43:14 Ads 00:45:39 Are Some Inner Voices More Worthy Than Others? 00:47:45 How the Sunk Cost Fallacy Keeps You Stuck 00:52:09 How to Choose Yourself When the System Won’t 00:57:28 How to Know If You’re Being Delusional 00:59:09 Why We Hate Hearing the Answer We Need 01:04:50 What Else Keeps Us Stuck? 01:06:56 Ads 01:09:18 How to Know When It’s Time to Give Up 01:13:31 What Michael Jordan Understood About Quitting 01:15:11 Why We Should Celebrate Quitting More 01:19:34 What If You Have Everything but You’re Miserable? 01:23:02 Is Helplessness Part of the Story You Tell Yourself? 01:24:48 Warren Buffett on What Makes Work Meaningful 01:27:19 What Mark Twain Understood About Work 01:28:21 Steve Jobs on the Work Worth Doing 01:29:16 Is Perfectionism Really Procrastination? 01:34:17 Can You Be Consistent Without Losing Authenticity? 01:35:44 What AI Means for the Future 01:40:39 What Are We Missing About Getting Unstuck? 01:44:33 How to Create Urgency and Stop Putting Things Off 01:46:51 What Keeps You Going When You Could Stop? 01:48:19 The Final Advice for Anyone Who Feels Stuck 01:50:57 Would You Want to Live Forever? Follow Seth: Blog - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/HZ9q021 X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/8s8qM2H Facebook - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/Ali5dha Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/2pHaSZN Community - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/CFL3JLf LinkedIn - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/uLn5a7 You can pre-order Seth’s upcoming book, ‘The Knot’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/F3Rq726 My favourite Seth book: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/FogovP0 The Diary Of A CEO: ◼Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BWjLTZK ◼The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://thediary.com/products/one-percent-diary ◼The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://thediary.com/products/the-conversation-cards-2nd-edition ◼Get email updates - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/5IB1H6E ◼Follow Steven - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/AGU9QP4 Sponsors: Wispr - Get 14 days of Wispr Flow for free at https://wisprflow.ai/steven LinkedIn Marketing - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY
SPEAKERS
Steven Bartlett
hostEntrepreneur and host of “The Diary of a CEO” podcast.
Seth Godin
guestAuthor and marketing thinker known for books like “The Dip” and his long-running blog.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Seth Godin, The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth Godin explores quit strategically to untie life’s knots and thrive with AI Godin reframes quitting as a skill: the key is distinguishing a necessary “dip” (hard-but-worthwhile) from a cul-de-sac (effort that can’t pay off).
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