Genre: Career Advice Datum: 10.08.19 Rating: 5/5 Pros & Cons: + Interessanter Blick aufs Thema + neue Gedanken + kohärentes Argument + interessante Stories als Illustration Cal Newport: So Good, They Can't Ignore You Rule 1: Don't follow your passion • Steve Jobs Story • work satisfaction: autonomy, competence, relatedness • great careers develop out of many twists and turns • you have to grow to become good in your profession -> professional mastery leads to job satisfaction Rule 2: Be so good they can't ignore you • apply a craftsmen mindset instead of a passion mindset and acquire career capital so that you can offer rare and valuable skills • passion mindset = yoga teacher story • craftsman mindset = logo designer "Regardless of how you feel about goner job right now, adopting the craftsman mindset will be the foundation on which you'll build a compelling career." • traits that define great work: • creativity • impact • control The craftsman mindset is kind of agnostic towards the kind of work. • an important difference between those who practice but stay mediocre and those who become grandmasters is the constant willingness to push one's own boundaries, to train hard with instant feedback: "It is a lifetime accumulation of deliberate practice that again and again ends up explaining excellence." • deliberate practice is the key • as a knowledge worker it is relatively easy to become so good, they can't ignore you because the dedication to systemically getting better is not common Rules for deliberate practice • Decide what capital market you're in • winner-take-all vs. auction market: does one thing matter or is a variety of qualifications important? • example blogging: this is a winner-takes-all market; it is not about design, or SEO but about the quality of posts • • Identify your capital type • use open gates already available to gather more career capital • • Define "Good" -clarify your goals
 • Stretch and destroy • feeling uncomfortable means you're working on something to get better • ask for feedback even if it destroys what you thought would be good • • Be patient • control is the key —> ROWE (Results-only work environments) companies do better • control traps: • 1) you have to build up your career capital before you can spend it in control • 2) The point at which you have acquired enough career capital to get meaningful control over your working life is exactly the point when you've become valuable enough to your current employer that they will try to prevent you from making the change. tags: [[@book]] [[@booknotes]] [[CareerAdvice]] [[Cal Newport]]