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So Good They Can't Ignore You

Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Book • 2012
In this book, Cal Newport challenges the conventional wisdom that following one's passion is the key to career happiness.

Instead, he argues that passion often follows mastery and that developing valuable skills and expertise is essential for creating work you love.

Newport presents four rules: Don't follow your passion, Be so good they can't ignore you, Turn down a promotion, and Think small, act big.

He supports his arguments with case studies from various professionals who have found satisfaction in their careers through hard work and skill development.

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Mentioned in 233 episodes

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Cal Newport
when discussing his book "So Good They Can't Ignore You".
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Ep. 278: How to Think
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Cal Newport
when discussing the passion trap and career satisfaction.
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Ep. 343: A Minimal Protocol for Taking Control of Your LIfe
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Cal Newport
as his book that discusses control traps in career progression.
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Ep. 346: Getting Smarter in a Dumb World
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Cal Newport
in relation to his book, "So Good They Can't Ignore You."
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Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life
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Cal Newport
to Jorge's spouse as she explores a career transition into artistic work.
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Ep. 338: Why You’re Always Distracted
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Cal Newport
as one of the books that provided a framework to better understand Vin's professional situation.
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Ep. 370: Deep Work in the Age of AI
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Cal Newport
as a book using the terminology passion mindset.
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Ep. 366: How to Reinvent Your Life in 4 Months (Classic Episode from August, 2023)
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Cal Newport
as a book that helps readers find fulfilling careers.
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Ep. 333: New Year Course Correction
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Ali Abdaal
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Cal Newport
's books, which he made a video about.
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Cal Newport: Lifestyle Design, Slow Productivity and Contrarian Writing
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Cal Newport
's books, discussing career capital and passion.
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Ep. 281: Learning Hard Things
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Cal Newport
as a book that gets into career capital most specifically.
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Ep. 364: Metrics 101
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Cal Newport
as a book he wrote in 2012, discussing career advice and the concept of 'courage culture'.
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Ep. 274: The Deep Life Stack v2.0
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Cal Newport
when discussing the passion mindset and its dangers.
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Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life
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Ali Abdaal
as a book
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Cal Newport
wrote.
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Ep. 284: Feel-Good Productivity (w/ Ali Abdaal)
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Cal Newport
as a book he published around the time 80,000 Hours got started.
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Ep. 261: Control Your Time
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Cal Newport
in the discussion about career capital.
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Ep. 359: Should We Fear Cognitive Debt?
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Ali Abdaal
as one of
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Cal Newport
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Cal Newport: The Secrets of Slow Productivity
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Cal Newport
as a book where he lay out the career capital theory.
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Ep. 356: How Much Should We Work?
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Cal Newport
as a book he wrote in 2012, discussing control traps in career development.
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Ep. 345: Are We Getting Dumber?
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Cal Newport
when discussing career capital and rare skills.
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Ep. 285: The Productivity Paradox

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