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#2: So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport

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Nov 1, 2020
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INSIGHT

Mastery Can Create Passion

  • Passion often follows mastery rather than precedes it; skill development makes work enjoyable and valued.
  • Cal Newport argues you become passionate when you become so good they can't ignore you.
ADVICE

Build Work Around Three Needs

  • Seek autonomy, competence and relatedness to feel motivated and sustain passion.
  • Work that provides these three elements will feel more meaningful over the long term.
INSIGHT

Feedback And Apprenticeship Matter

  • The apprenticeship model and consistent feedback accelerate mastery and motivation.
  • Modern work often lacks this feedback loop, which reduces sustained effort toward mastery.
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