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Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

The Rule of Three

Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin

Midroll Media

Society & Culture

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

And the Irreversible Binomial


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 .

To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button.



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0:00.0

So a rabbi, a priest, and an alderman walk into the bar, and the bartender says,

0:05.8

what is this? Some kind of a joke? Hey, it's Seth. And this is a Kimbo.

0:17.7

We'll be back in a second to talk about the rule of three and the irreversible binomial,

0:22.9

but first, here's a message from our sponsor. Get better clients. There in three words is the

0:32.2

strategy of any freelancer who wants to do better work. Get better clients. You can't work more

0:39.9

hours, but you can work for people who appreciate the work you want to do. They will push you harder.

0:46.0

You will do better work. They will talk about you. You will get paid more. You will be more proud

0:50.9

of what you produce, how to get better clients. I've been thinking about this for a long time,

0:57.2

and we have built a workshop just for you. If you work for yourself, I really think you need to

1:03.4

check it out. It's not a bunch of videos. It's a workshop. You will work with other freelancers,

1:10.0

working your way forward to figure out how to do this work that matters. I hope you'll take a minute

1:16.3

to check it out. Visit Achimbo.com slash go for all the upcoming workshops. Go make a ruckus.

1:26.1

Even if you didn't know the name of the rule of three, you've certainly encountered it.

1:31.4

The three stooges, the three pegs, the three musketeers.

1:34.8

The rule of three is an effective form of writing, in which we list one thing,

1:49.0

and then another thing, and then the third thing. That is the model of Superman.

1:54.7

Bites are never ending battle, but truth, justice, and the American way.

2:01.5

But not just Superman's motto. In fact, if we listen to the prelude to Superman's motto,

2:08.0

we hear the rule of three again, again. And yes, you guessed it, again.

2:13.9

Faster than a speeding bullet.

2:21.2

More powerful than a locomotive.

2:25.1

Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

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