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There is another great book written by Cal: Deep Work [1]. Don't follow your passion. Instead, become really good at something. Apply methodical approach to im

• projektir 8y ago
  > Don't follow your passion. Instead, become really good at something. The important question always seems to be: at what? You can't pick a lot of things because mastery takes years, and if you picked something you're unsuited for, you've just wasted a lot of time. This just doesn't seem like a high value proposition.
• zapperdapper 8y ago
  I've read the book. I actually disagree with Cal on the that one for the simple reason you can be really, really good at something and not passionate about it. I think there's a trick here though - get really good at something and then use that to make someone else's life better - now that is something you can probably get passionate about. This whole passion debate will run and run though - I don't think anyone really has the definitive solution - it will be different for different people.