So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Author:   Cal Newport ,  Dave Mallow
Publisher:   Grand Central Publishing
Edition:   Library Edition
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9781478910060


Publication Date:   05 January 2016
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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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 eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that follow your passion is good advice. Not only is the cliche flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers. Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. With a title taken from the comedian Steve Martin, who once said his advice for aspiring entertainers was to be so good they can't ignore you, Cal Newport's clearly written manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life or frustrated by their current job situation and eager to find a fresh new way to take control of their livelihood. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love. So Good They Can't Ignore You will change the way we think about our careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.

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Author:   Cal Newport ,  Dave Mallow
Publisher:   Grand Central Publishing
Imprint:   Grand Central Publishing
Edition:   Library Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.80cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781478910060


ISBN 10:   1478910062
Publication Date:   05 January 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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This book changed my mind. It has moved me from 'find your passion, so that you can be useful' to 'be useful so that you can find your passion.' That is a big flip, but it's more honest, and that is why I am giving each of my three young adult children a copy of this unorthodox guide. -- Kevin Kelly, senior maverick, Wired magazine Lively and engaging...[with] real-life examples of individuals...This refreshing view encourages readers to make reasonable choices, buckle down and put in the time, and through trial and error hone their 'career capital.' Written in an optimistic and accessible tone, with clear logic and no-nonsense advice, this work is useful reading for anyone new to the job market and striving to find a path or for those who have been struggling to find meaning in their current careers. -- Publishers Weekly Stop worrying about what you feel like doing (and what the world owes you) and instead, start creating something meaningful and then give it to the world. Cal really delivers with this one. -- Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author Do what you love and the money will follow' sounds like great advice-until it's time to get a job and disillusionment quickly sets in. Cal Newport ably demonstrates how the quest for 'passion' can corrode job satisfaction. If all he accomplished with this book was to turn conventional wisdom on its head, that would be interesting enough. But he goes further-offering advice and examples that will help you bypass the disillusionment and get right to work building skills that matter. -- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author


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Cal Newport, PhD, 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. Dave Mallow has worked extensively in animation, video games, and audiobook narration. Among his animation credits are the voice of Baboo in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Angemon, Gekkomon, and Uppamon in Digimon: Digital Monsters; and Akuma in Street Fighter.

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