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So Good They Can't Ignore You

Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

|Grand Central Publishing©2012·304 pages

Cal Newport decodes the pattern of finding work that inspires us and tells us, as per the sub-title, “Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love.” The title of the book comes from comedian Steve Martin’s advice to aspiring entertainers to “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”


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Cal Newport
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Cal Newport

Author and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University.