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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2012 · 3 MIN

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

from Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development · host Vladimir Borer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love Author: Cal Newport Narrator: Dave Mallow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: 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.

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