The Most Important Piece of Career Advice You Probably Never Heard - Cal Newport

What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? My advice is to choose a profession that is really easy for you to do and that also allows you to be creative. If it is easy for you to do and somewhat difficult for your peers to do, you will not have to work too hard to b

Burnett’s design mindset offers an unusual way to answer the question. He invites you to reflect on: Your Current Path: Write out, in detail, what your life would look like five years from now if you continued down your current path. Your Alternative Path: Write out, in detail, what your life would look like five years from now if you took a comple

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 ever

Don’t haphazardly quit your job to pursue a more meaningful project.