So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

“I feel like your problem is that you’re trying to judge all things in the abstract before you do them. That’s your tragic mistake.”2

Giving people more control over what they do and how they do it increases their happiness, engagement, and sense of fulfillment.

if you’re not putting in the effort to become, as Steve Martin put it, “so good they can’t ignore you,” you’re not likely to end up loving your work—regardless of whether or not you believe it’s your true calling.