{"product_id":"the-knot-isbn-9798893312492","title":"The Knot","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd nothing changes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the kind of stuckness that shows up for people who lead, create, and build—for professionals who care deeply, think clearly, and still find themselves going in circles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSome 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat’s because we’re entangled.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \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 \u003cbr\u003eThe book leaves readers with a simple mantra for meaningful work:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf 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":48505345442021,"sku":"NP9798893312492","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_74bf1f96-87d0-44c8-afab-ae93f4b346aa.jpg?v=1775167995","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-knot-isbn-9798893312492","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}