Don't fear placebos
Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin
Midroll Media
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The most effective intervention is also the least respected. Not just in medicine, but in every element of our culture. Yes, in fact, it’s all in your head. That’s a good thing.
Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 19 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.
You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the workshops at akimbo.com.
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| 0:00.0 | If you could swallow a pill, a blue pill maybe or a red one, and that pill would make you healthier, stronger, faster, smarter, happier. |
| 0:14.2 | Would you take it? |
| 0:16.1 | What if I told you there were no side effects |
| 0:19.5 | and that it was close to free? |
| 0:22.1 | Hey, it's Seth, and this is a Kimbo. |
| 0:25.0 | And now a word from Zip Recooter, our presenting sponsor. |
| 0:35.0 | Our entrepreneurs artists? |
| 0:37.0 | Not exactly, but they do have one big thing in common. |
| 0:40.0 | Hi, I'm Ian Siegel and I'm the CEO and co-founder of Zip Recooter, the smartest way to hire. |
| 0:46.0 | I've learned a few things along the way about hiring and about life as an entrepreneur, and I'll be joining |
| 0:50.0 | you throughout this season to share some of those insights. |
| 0:53.0 | Like why being an entrepreneur is a lot like being an artist. |
| 0:56.3 | That's later in the show. |
| 0:57.4 | I founded Zip recruiter because I knew there was a simpler, more efficient, and more effective |
| 1:02.0 | way for people to find jobs that they love and |
| 1:04.3 | for businesses to find fantastic employees. And if you're hiring now you can try |
| 1:08.8 | zip recruiter for free at zip recruiter.com slash Seth. 80% of employers who post on Zipp Recruiter |
| 1:14.4 | get a quality candidate through the site in just one day. |
| 1:17.2 | So try it for free at zipper recruiter.com slash Seth. |
| 1:20.1 | See you later in the show. |
| 1:21.9 | People are afraid of the placebo effect. |
| 1:25.0 | They don't like to talk about it. |
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