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  1. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    A job, in Wrzesniewski's formulation, is a way to pay the bills, a career is a path toward increasingly better work, and a calling is work that's an important part of your life and a vital part of your identity.
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  2. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous,
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  3. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    I like the term "stretch" for describing what deliberate practice feels like, as it matches my own experience with the activity. When I'm learning a new mathematical technique-a classic case of deliberate practice-the uncomfortable sensation in my head is best approximated as a physical strain, as if my neurons are physically re-forming into new configurations. As any mathematician will admit, this stretching feels much different than applying a technique you've already mastered, which can be quite enjoyable. But this stretching, as any mathematician will also admit, is the precondition to getting better.
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  4. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    If you're a recent college graduate in an entry-level job, for example, you're much more likely to hear "go change the water cooler" than you are "go change the world.
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  5. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    Not long into his 2010 TED talk on creativity and leadership, Derek Sivers plays a video clip of a crowd at an outdoor concert. A young man without a shirt starts dancing by himself. The audience members seated nearby look on curiously. "A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous," Derek says. Soon, however, a second young man joins the first and starts dancing. "Now comes the first follower with a crucial role … the first follower transforms the lone nut into a leader." As the video continues, a few more dancers join the group. Then several more. Around the two-minute mark, the dancers have grown into a crowd. "And ladies and gentlemen, that's how a movement is made."1
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  6. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    Irrespective of what type of work you do, the craftsman mindset is crucial for building a career you love. Before
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  7. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    I'll call this output-centric approach to work the craftsman mindset. My
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  8. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    How do people end up loving what they do?
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  9. Cal Newport _ So Good They Can't Ignore You

    If you spend too much time focusing on whether or not you've found your true calling, the question will be rendered moot when you find yourself out of work.
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