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So good they can´t ignore you

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Luis Almanza
Luis Almanza

This document summarizes Cal Newport's advice for finding fulfilling work. It outlines 4 main rules: 1) Follow your passion, 2) Get so good at something that others cannot ignore you, 3) Invest in career capital by building rare and valuable skills through deliberate practice, and 4) Think big but start small by pursuing meaningful goals through small, achievable bets. It also discusses how developing routines for time, information, research, and note-taking can help one improve skills and find focus in their work. The overall message is that focusing on working right through self-improvement will lead to greater fulfillment than simply trying to find the right job or career.

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SO GOODT H E Y C A N ´ T IGNORE YOU
Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. Also: Deep Work (Grand Central, 2016), How to Be a High School Superstar (Random House, 2010), How to Become a Straight-A Student  (Random House, 2006), and How to Win at College (Random House, 2005) More in: Study Hacks blog
H O W I G O T T H E R E …
T H E PA S S I O N O F T H E M O N K
W H Y D O S O M E P E O P L E E N D U P L O V I N G W H AT T H E Y D O , W H I L E S O M A N Y O T H E R S FA I L AT T H I S G O A L ?
“ I N O T H E R W O R D S , Y O U N E E D T O B E G O O D AT S O M E T H I N G B E F O R E Y O U C A N E X P E C T A G O O D J O B ”
R U L E # 1 F O L L O W Y O U R PA S S I O N R U L E # 2 B E S O G O O D T H E Y C A N ´ T I G N O R E Y O U C R A F T S M A N M I N D S E T B U I L D U P R A R E A N D VA L U A B L E S K I L L S G R E AT J O B D E L I B E R AT E P R A C T I C E R U L E # 3 T H E I M P O RTA N C E O F C O N T R O L C A R E E R C A P I TA L I N V E S T C A R E E R C A P I TA L R U L E # 4 T H I N G B I G , A C T S M A L L M I S S I O N L I T T L E B E T S
So good they can´t ignore you
T I M E S T R U C T U R E I N F O R M AT I O N S T R U C T U R E R E S E A R C H B I B L E R O U T I N E H O U R TA L LY R O U T I N E T H E O RY N O T E B O O K R O U T I N E
His experience at the monastery had freed him from the escapist thoughts of fantasy jobs that had once dominated his mind. He was free form the constant, draining comparisons he used to make between his current work and some magical future occupation waiting to be discovered. This new focus, and output it produced, was appreciated by management.
So good they can´t ignore you
F I N A L T H O U G H T S … W O R K I N G R I G H T T R U M P S F I N D I N G T H E R I G H T W O R K

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So good they can´t ignore you

  • 1. SO GOODT H E Y C A N ´ T IGNORE YOU
  • 2. Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. Also: Deep Work (Grand Central, 2016), How to Be a High School Superstar (Random House, 2010), How to Become a Straight-A Student  (Random House, 2006), and How to Win at College (Random House, 2005) More in: Study Hacks blog
  • 3. H O W I G O T T H E R E …
  • 4. T H E PA S S I O N O F T H E M O N K
  • 5. W H Y D O S O M E P E O P L E E N D U P L O V I N G W H AT T H E Y D O , W H I L E S O M A N Y O T H E R S FA I L AT T H I S G O A L ?
  • 6. “ I N O T H E R W O R D S , Y O U N E E D T O B E G O O D AT S O M E T H I N G B E F O R E Y O U C A N E X P E C T A G O O D J O B ”
  • 7. R U L E # 1 F O L L O W Y O U R PA S S I O N R U L E # 2 B E S O G O O D T H E Y C A N ´ T I G N O R E Y O U C R A F T S M A N M I N D S E T B U I L D U P R A R E A N D VA L U A B L E S K I L L S G R E AT J O B D E L I B E R AT E P R A C T I C E R U L E # 3 T H E I M P O RTA N C E O F C O N T R O L C A R E E R C A P I TA L I N V E S T C A R E E R C A P I TA L R U L E # 4 T H I N G B I G , A C T S M A L L M I S S I O N L I T T L E B E T S
  • 9. T I M E S T R U C T U R E I N F O R M AT I O N S T R U C T U R E R E S E A R C H B I B L E R O U T I N E H O U R TA L LY R O U T I N E T H E O RY N O T E B O O K R O U T I N E
  • 10. His experience at the monastery had freed him from the escapist thoughts of fantasy jobs that had once dominated his mind. He was free form the constant, draining comparisons he used to make between his current work and some magical future occupation waiting to be discovered. This new focus, and output it produced, was appreciated by management.
  • 12. F I N A L T H O U G H T S … W O R K I N G R I G H T T R U M P S F I N D I N G T H E R I G H T W O R K