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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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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.
Author: Cal Newport
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 09/18/2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781455509126
Award: Axiom Business Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2012 pg. 88
About the Author
Cal Newport, Ph.D., lives in Washington, D.C., where he is a writer and an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He also runs the popular website Study Hacks: Decoding Patterns of Success. Deep Work is his fifth book.
#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.
Author: Cal Newport
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 09/18/2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781455509126
Award: Axiom Business Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2012 pg. 88
About the Author
Cal Newport, Ph.D., lives in Washington, D.C., where he is a writer and an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He also runs the popular website Study Hacks: Decoding Patterns of Success. Deep Work is his fifth book.
