A review by lifepluspreston
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport

2.0

So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport--This book wants to be both evidence based and idealistic, and it fails at both. In principle, the idea is something I'm supportive of, that skills should outweigh passions in job selection. That is, that following what you're good at instead of what you love will put you in the position to have the job you want in the future. However, this is a convoluted road to follow. The author uses his own life as an overarching narrative, one in which he doesn't even follow his own four rules for evaluating one's career. I'm open to the idea that mindset is important for career success and enjoyment, and that some of these "rules" may benefit individuals, but this book is so broad yet self-contradictory that it becomes so bad that it's impossible to ignore. Thumbs down.