Kyle Harrison
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So Good They Can't Ignore You
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
- Author
- Cal Newport
- Published
- 2012
- Recommended
- 4 times
Why it’s on the list: Cal Newport’s argument that skill, not passion, is what leads to work you love — get so good that you can’t be ignored.
Where I heard about it
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Ryan Johnson’s May 2020 tweet of books he recommends to college students: “Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You (how to think about career)”.
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Spotted at Amazon Books at Washington Square, Tigard — November 2021 (Books photo album)
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Spotted at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton — November 2023 (Books photo album)
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Sarah Tavel — tagged while reading Level 2 of her Hierarchy of Marketplaces, July 2020, next to the framing of being so much better than any substitute that the market tips.