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" Listened to through Audible. Walks through why following your passion might not be the best advise. Challenges you to hone your skills to become an expert. And if you are an expert, don't you love what you do. "
- Jessica, 2/16/2014
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" Basic career advice. Good for a *very* general set of rules to lead to success in reaching your goals and to set a path on how to actually achieve them. Not a big deal, and a person could get everything they need out of this book by simply reading the summaries at the end of each section of three to four chapters. Newport has a lot of interesting people he has interviewed, and their viewpoints would be good for a more relaxing read. "
- Ctrain79, 1/26/2014
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" 5-star advice with 3-star presentation. "
- Laura, 1/19/2014
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" I really enjoyed this book: a refreshing, no-nonsense thesis backed by a compelling argument and interesting real-life examples. The author also offers a practical guide for getting satisfaction out of one's chosen work. I realized I had been following a similar path in my own career, and have taken steps to keep on investing in my own "career capital" by cultivating a more focused practice. Well done. "
- Victoria, 1/4/2014
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" The gist of his book is public and neatly summarised by that New Yorker (I think?) article. Not worth RRP, decidedly unacademic, very fluffy - for instance - lays out a framework for *one* type of success, tries to assure the reader that doing something for long enough leads to loving it... I am not convinced and found his blog more useful than this book. "
- Masafuera, 12/30/2013
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" This should be required reading for high schoolers, graduates, and people who are worried to death about their career choices. "
- Sonya, 12/15/2013
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" The largest problem in this book was that it seemed as though the examples Dr. Newport used were all very similar in situations to himself. The content and arguments otherwise were very good. "
- Mikedariano, 10/5/2013
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" a good exploration of what makes a successful career, dispelling the myth of "follow your passion" "
- Sari, 9/1/2013
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" Not necessarily empirically supported or masterfully written, but the ideas are good and very effectively discount the conventional wisdom to "follow your passions" into your career. Then goes the step further to what you should do instead. Very practical and applicable. Recommend it! "
- Janet, 8/28/2013
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" I wish I had read this in high school. This should be mandatory reading in high schools. I don't normally pick up career advice books but this one was one I couldn't ignore, since it threw the advice I heard all my life, "follow your passion" out the window. "
- Thomas, 8/8/2013
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" Great themes presented in this book. The repetition of the same summary points gets old after the first few chapters, though. "
- Travis, 6/30/2013
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" Pretty good. A lot of counter-intuitive advice here, and stuff I want to put into practice. The last chapter, about marketing was a bit of a waste. I also felt like I had a bunch of questions, but maybe he answers them in his blog or he will in a 2nd edition with a Q&A or summat? "
- Rory, 3/24/2013
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" Great book. Really helps counterbalance the Lifestyle Entrepreneur movement (Timothy Ferris / The 4-Hour Work Week). "
- Alan, 2/27/2013
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" Newport sets out a persuasive case against the 'passion hypothesis'. "
- Vikneswaran, 2/24/2013
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" Typical Cal writing - super logic based, but it's more than just a gimmicky starting point. Interesting examples and motivational. "
- Drew, 11/10/2012
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" Most of what I read I gleaned off the website, though he goes more into depth here. I do love Cal Newport and his advice; it's shaped a lot of my personal philosophy and how I approach life and school and success. "
- Claire, 10/19/2012
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" Very good book. Highly recommended, especially for young people. If you're not interested in reading the whole thing, just read the conclusion to each chapter (about 8 pages) and you'll get the idea of the whole book. "
- Ben, 9/28/2012
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" I enjoy Cal Newport's Study Hacks blog. A lot of this is revised from that blog, and definitely feels like a mathematician wrote it. Lots of rules and rehashing of those rules. I think it's worth a read if you think you have to love what you do all the time. Cause that's impossible and takes work. "
- Margaret, 9/25/2012
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