Book Byte #14 "So Good They Can't Ignore" You by Cal Newport

Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

📣 Curious Quotes from the Author:

“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.”

“If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”).”

“the happiest, most passionate employees are not those who followed their passion into a position, but instead those who have been around long enough to become good at what they do.”

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“No one owes you a great career, it argues; you need to earn it—and the process won’t be easy.”

“If you’re not uncomfortable, then you’re probably stuck at an “acceptable level.”

“Doing things we know how to do well is enjoyable, and that’s exactly the opposite of what deliberate practice demands….”

“Craftsman mindset focuses on what you can offer the world, the passion mindset focuses instead on what the world can offer you. This mindset is how most people approach their working lives.”

“The good news about deliberate practice is that it will push you past this plateau and into a realm where you have little competition.”

“If your goal is to love what you do, you must first build up “career capital” by mastering rare and valuable skills, and then cash in this capital for the traits that define great work.”

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📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea:

Instead of looking for a job that matches your interests, learn to like what you do. The first stage is to build career capital through focused practice. This necessitates the acquisition of a craftsman mindset. Furthermore…

having a mission to pursue can considerably boost your job satisfaction if we:

Determine the type of market you're in.

Determine the abilities required to succeed in your chosen field.

When making significant judgments regarding your work, keep control traps in mind.

Do background study in your field on a regular basis to determine your mission.

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🛠️Fixing the Tech Industry

A lot of the “Find Your Passion” equation is actually just a lot of experimentation and trial and error. Everyone references the quote “Do what you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life”, but the other end of that should be “Never have to work a day in your life doing the same thing over and over again because you’ll never find what your looking for, the journey IS the destination. There’s a reason people go on these crazy journey’s trying to find themselves. It’s because it’s fun, it’s satisfying, but every journey is unique, and most likely finding what you love will be unique to you as well.

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🤝 Collaborate with others with this Social Media Prompt:

What is a possible way you can realize your dream while fully employed in your current workplace? Is there room to try and find your dream act with the security of your current salaried position?