
So Good They Can't Ignore You - by Cal Newport | Derek Sivers

Marc and I are both huge fans of Steve Martin’s autobiography, Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life. Marc highlighted one takeaway: “He says the key to success is, ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’” TF: Marc has another guiding tenet: “Smart people should make things.” He says: “If you just have those two principles—that’s a pretty good way to orient
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In other words, I am suggesting that you put aside the question of whether your job is your true passion, and instead turn your focus toward becoming so good they can’t ignore you. That is, regardless of what you do for a living, approach your work like a true performer.
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You
- 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 ret
Book Summary: So Good They Can't Ignore You
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Book Summary: So Good They Can't Ignore You
Rule #2 was the first to tackle the natural follow-up question: If “follow your passion” is bad advice, what should you do instead? It contended that the traits that define great work are rare and valuable. If you want these traits in your own life, you need rare and valuable skills to offer in return. I called these rare and valuable skills career
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