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So Good They Can't Ignore You

Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

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So Good They Can't Ignore You

Written by: Cal Newport
Narrated by: Dave Mallow
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In this book with unique perspective, professor Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice, and sets out to discover the reality of how people end up loving their careers.

A focus on passion over skill can be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Spending time with professionals who admit to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they use and the pitfalls they avoid in developing their compelling careers.

Cal reveals 4 Rules for falling in love with your job:

#1: Don't follow your passion
#2: Be so good they can't ignore you
#3: Turn down a promotion
#4: Think small, act big

Cal Newport's manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation. So Good They Can't Ignore You provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love, and will change the way you think about careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life. Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success Career Business Inspiring Funny Leadership Comedy Management Work Motivation Work Passion
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Good insights to the passion hypothesis and it’s flaws. This book is well paired with Mastery by Robert Greene.

Passion doesn’t always pay the bills!

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I got so much from this book. I listened all of last night then replayed it again all day, today. I really enjoyed this book and got motivated to restart my vision board and was able to reprioritize building my career capital. So much of this book is true to my experience. Thank you.

Great insights, lessons, and inspiration

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This book is amazing, and it is amazing that I only hear now that follow your passion is bad advice! so many good ideas in here, well broken down, amazing illustrative stories. Amazing summaries and reiterations of the rules so you don't forget anything. This book is a gem!

If you're a graduate student: Read THIS

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Mildly engaging but likely not much you haven’t heard before or came up with on your own.

To borrow a phrase from the book, unremarkable.

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This book is exactly what I needed right now at this moment in my career. It'll change the way you look at your work and do your work.

This book has changed my career trajectory.

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