So Good They Can’t Ignore You

By: Cal Newport   

Pages: 304

Self Help

My recommendation: 5 / 10

Date read: 23rd Mar'18

Brief review: Most of us believe that we should follow our passion. In this book, Newport debunks this belief. Rather, his advice is to be so good in your work that people can't ignore you. This comes from years and years of hard work. Apart from his own hypothesis, he uses examples of other researches like Anders Ericsson who coined the idea of 'deliberate practice' and Malcolm Gladwell who talks about the '10,000 hour rule'. It's a good read as a stand alone book but when I consider the alternatives, I would suggest you to give it a pass.