On the advice of a commenter in a different HN thread I recently read Cal Newport’s book, “So Good They Can’t Ignore You.” The main premise is that passion results from valuable skills built via hard work over years of deliberate practice. Only after you have those valuable skills, the book argues, do you have the leverage to dictate your life in a way many people find necessary for satisfaction. Passion follows from there.
The book is a fun read, but that’s basically the entire takeaway. And I find it to be a compelling argument.
Passion does need to be found, but it seems logical that your skills will lead you to the passion, rather than the other way around.
That seems like a load of crap, I have a few passions ever since 13 year old and 30 years later they're still in me even though I barely ever practiced them.
If that's the core idea of the entire book then I'm glad I'll save my money and time not to read it. Generalizations are dumb.
What do you drink in the morning for working years for a skill only to hope passion shows up. Imo, if you actually listen to yourself(if you can hear) its easy to find out if you are passionate about certain things. No need to spend 10 years hating woodworking only to find no passion for it lol.Self help authors these days.
The book is a fun read, but that’s basically the entire takeaway. And I find it to be a compelling argument.
Passion does need to be found, but it seems logical that your skills will lead you to the passion, rather than the other way around.