Don’t obsess over discovering your true calling. Instead, master rare and valuable skills. Once you build up the career capital that these skills generate, invest it wisely. Use it to acquire control over what you do and how you do it, and to identify and act on a life-changing mission. This philosophy is less sexy than the fantasy of dropping

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Don’t try to find your passion. Instead master some skill, interest, or knowledge that others find valuable. It almost doesn’t matter what it is at the start. You don’t have to love it, you just have to be the best at it. Once you master it, you’ll be rewarded with new opportunities that will allow you to move away from tasks you dislike and toward

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Newport defines what he calls ‘The Career Capital Theory of Great Work’:

• The traits that define great work are rare and valuable. Specifically, desireable jobs are creative , allow you to create large impact , and give you control over your work and life.


• Consequently, supply and demand indicates that you need to offer rare and valuable skills in

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