Cal Newport - Author of Deep Work, Study Hacks Blog
Cal Newport has Ph.D from MIT (in Computer Science)
He observed what works and what does not,
and that it is opposite of conventional belief.
Cal Newport: "So Good They Can't Ignore You" | Talks at Google - YouTube
Cal suggests that Steve Job's advice and common "wisdom":
"follow your passion" taken literally is wrong.
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube
Most people have hard time selecting one ultimate goal that is consistent with conditions.
Steve Jobs was right in his view that "you can not connect dot's looking forward it all makes sense when looking back". It is like "waterfall planning" vs "agile" development: you have minimum information at be begging, so start and do steps the best you can and keep adjusting.
In his next book, "Deep Work" Cal does acknowledge huge value of selecting #1 goal and focusing solely on that, passionately. A good advice supported by research:
"passionately do the work that you are doing"
Specifics of the work you do for living does not matter too much, it is general lifestyle traits like "autonomy", "impact", "power and respect", "being creative" that are represented in tasks and career.
The same view is also presented in this classic bestseller book by a career expert:
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014: Richard Nelson Bolles
Cal's suggestion is: "we should look Steve Jobs and do what he did, not what he said"
Result is a "snowball effect": early success => interest, motivation = deliberate practice, skill acquisition => separation from other people with less skills => identity, intrinsic motivation = more deliberate practice => separate more, stronger passion
deliberate: start from vision based on somebody already successful, and work backwards how to get there; use "career capital" to evolve to the next level
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian
Johnson
sub-title: “Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love.”
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport - YouTube
more excellent books from the same author:
Deep Work by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson
Deep Work by Cal Newport | Animated Book Summary | Between The Lines Animations - YouTube
Be:
How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson
and that it is opposite of conventional belief.
Cal Newport: "So Good They Can't Ignore You" | Talks at Google - YouTube
"follow your passion" taken literally is wrong.
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube
Most people have hard time selecting one ultimate goal that is consistent with conditions.
Steve Jobs was right in his view that "you can not connect dot's looking forward it all makes sense when looking back". It is like "waterfall planning" vs "agile" development: you have minimum information at be begging, so start and do steps the best you can and keep adjusting.
In his next book, "Deep Work" Cal does acknowledge huge value of selecting #1 goal and focusing solely on that, passionately. A good advice supported by research:
"passionately do the work that you are doing"
Specifics of the work you do for living does not matter too much, it is general lifestyle traits like "autonomy", "impact", "power and respect", "being creative" that are represented in tasks and career.
The same view is also presented in this classic bestseller book by a career expert:
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014: Richard Nelson Bolles
Cal's suggestion is: "we should look Steve Jobs and do what he did, not what he said"
Result is a "snowball effect": early success => interest, motivation = deliberate practice, skill acquisition => separation from other people with less skills => identity, intrinsic motivation = more deliberate practice => separate more, stronger passion
deliberate: start from vision based on somebody already successful, and work backwards how to get there; use "career capital" to evolve to the next level
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian
Johnson
sub-title: “Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love.”
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport - YouTube
more excellent books from the same author:
Deep Work by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson
Deep Work by Cal Newport | Animated Book Summary | Between The Lines Animations - YouTube
Be:
- A high-skilled worker
- a superstar ("get things done")
- an owner
- schedule your day
- drain the shallows
- quit social media
- become hard to reach
How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson
