Why people love their work: Creativity - Improvise your work and implement your ideas. Control - Have some say of how, when and where your work gets done. Impact - Work has positive influence on customers or co-workers. Develop a rare and valuable skill set: • Scrap passion mindset then 1. Take up craftsman mindset. • Willingness to improve craft 2. Take on challenging projects. • Take on challenging projects that few other people are willing to do. • Will force you to learn skills that few other people have. • Niche projects 3. Daily Deliberate Practice • A. Periods of undistracted focus • B. Cycle between comfort and discomfort • C. Feedback & Expert Guidance
Outline of So Good They Can't Ignore You: 1. Increased Competency = Increased Passion: The better you get at a mildly interesting job, the more likely it will become your calling, so it doesn't matter whether you follow your passion or not. 2. People Love Their Work for 3 Reasons: *Creativity, Control, & Impact* - If you follow your passion but don't have these 3 reasons, your passion will fade with time. 3. *Craftsman Mindset* (What can I offer the world?) over Passion Mindset (What can the world offer me?) 4. Take on Challenging Niche Projects: This will force/allow you to develop rare and valuable skills that no one else has. 5. Daily Deliberate Practice
@@taxledgeradvisor Yet the person who created this brought more to the table then a bulleted summary. I'm with you, I try to cut corners as often as is possible, save time, money, etc... However, sometimes we can miss an experience that is enlightening and more fulfilling than "bottom line it for me". Anyway.... Namaste.
Thanks a million. When I heard this advice of not following one's passion and rather becoming really good at what you're doing, I became confused because they sounded similar to me because I thought that people will try to become good at only those things which interest them or in which they have even a little bit of passion. But your first point of this book's summary cleared my doubt. The work will become one's passion when one starts to grow one's competence in it. This work can range from mildly interesting to super interesting for the person. It is better to explore your interests and then try to grow your competence. Eventually, you will become an expert in one of your interests as you strive for it. *"Follow your passion"* says that you have to _find the perfect work_ for you which exists somewhere and you should not stop till you find it. *"So good they can't ignore you"* says that you should _try to become perfect at the work_ you're doing.
1) Have a craftsmanship mindset. Where your goal is to become better at something. Not a passion mindset where you want to enjoy what you do. 2) Take on niche challenges that others would maybe normally stay away from. 3) Execute using the PEAK technique as taught by Anders Ericsson. Where you are challenging yourself at the limit of your capabilities during 30-60 minutes of un-distracted slots of times. Get feedback on your execution. And use your creativity and visualization to come up with ways to simplify your process.
I'm glad you opted for a craftsman mindset. These videos are invaluable and greatly appreciate you putting these together. I've read many of these books but your ability to distill the concepts and share your insights make these A++. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Before I watch this I absolutely love my "job", my career really. I work as a structural engineer (fresh graduate) and I love the variety of projects and obstacles I encounter. Not only this, but I apply this knowledge to different aspects of my life such as building fast cars, and 3d printing.
Hi there, I'm an aspiring music producer and DJ and these videos are excellent. I'm using them to improve my mindset and work ethic. Within the past year and a half I have completely learnt to make electronic music from scratch and have learnt how to DJ too. I currently have a potential record label asking for tracks and a remix that I produced with 400k streams on soundcloud. I want to thank you for all your effort you've put into these productions. They clearly take a lot of time! If one day I break through into the music scene I would love to give something back to you for helping me and so many others. Really be proud of what you've done with this channel, I wish more channels had similar content you provide. You are a great example to the youtube community and I hope you get the recognition you deserve. Thank you for all your hard work.
The passion theory is an interesting one. I feel the premise that I got from the book summary which is "if you only follow your passion because you think it will be easy, your going to give up when the going gets rough" offers a limited scope of what benefits there are in following something you are truly interested in and curious about. Having that curiosity and willingness to understand something fully will make you more inclined to pursue it completely. Would appreciate some feedback / reflections.
Pursuing a passion simply means you are more likely to enjoy the foundational work of building the ability or skill involved in said passion. Sustainable passion comes from meeting and managing reasonable goals and challenges (like in a video game) on a somewhat consistent basis. Complete a goal, feel good about succeeding. The greater the perceived challenged the greater the sense of accomplishment usually. Troubles lie in our perception or expectation in the ability to complete the goal. (i.e. "Don't bite off more than you can chew") This is exactly why regardless of how stupid or pointless I think something might be, I absolutely love and appreciate seeing it done well.
For the past two years I have been evolving mildly towards this course of progress. Having to sacrifice what I thought were my passions for what seemed to be boring and uninteresting. I am someone who likes to plan ahead and I tried doing things to get me breaking through the jungle. It certainly was not easy and very difficult because I had to put in effort and learn skills in areas I didn't easily get that well. I took many subjects and challenges from science in high school then decided it was time to move on and switched to law. I had other passions but I stuck with this choice because I wanted to prove to myself if I had the wits to get around it. I can say that this video is on point. Even if you do have a passion on something if that passion is like fire it can die out any time so you have to feed it with wood every time. Unlike skill and patience which can be collected and applied across freely and widely across anything. I didn't know it yet but I was working for the skills not passion and yes often I questioned myself but I would not doubt my decision to make the calls when it really mattered. I am of course still learning but the most realest thing to me is having to look back and be pleased that despite shortcomings and many failures along the road I was eventually settling on the right way. Often I remind myself what I am doing and why. And I get it done. I ask questions and I am not afraid to go for the initiative and cease the opportunity or resume the advantage. If I am not winning now I will win again. If I am doing something wrong I am doing something right. I have an executive board meeting with myself and everyone I acknowledge as my collective experience to distil advice from. I make a plan or routine and remain loyal to it no matter the event. Keeping consistent and persistent like a headless zombie cockroach because I read somewhere those little fuckers can even survive a nuclear zone. Over time I realize it kinda gets lonely but I am not alone. I have me, you guys who also struggle and suffer to succeed in your lives, and good company from above to guide me.
Very intelligent. You are not alone. Infact let’s exchange info. I’m seeking other like minded people like yourself to be able to be accountable to my goals building a team where everyone achieves. Shoot me an email sometime would love to connect with you. Clive.gayle@gmail.com
I will implements these three work traits in my new job: Creativity, Control and Impact. i will go for what is rare and valuable. This way i will love my job. Thank you for sharing this video.
Very nice--as always. Love these animated book summaries. We are all better off because you switched from passion to craftsman while creating these RU-vid video reviews. Keep going! GOOD LUCK.
I really loved this channel. You are doing a significant job by stimulating us to read. and you have an incredible skill to summarize 300+ pages in short time.
This video come to me after 1 year working after graduation. I still seeking for satisfaction for my work and life. At least now I know, everything need time. Creativity Control Impact 3 important things that need to be considered... Thx
What I LOVE about your videos is that they are like the NEW & IMPROVED Cliff Notes! I LOVE reading books but I also LOVE saving time and getting the gist in the shortest possible way. I have only recently "found" you on youtube but I'm loving what I see. Keep up the GREAT work!
A) My job involves Control, Creativity, and Impact, which is why I love it despite the measly pay. B) I have a Rare & Valuable Skill Set, which I am often complimented on. C) Unfortunately, no matter how great my work quality is, it's always overshadowed by social problems (HFA - Aspergers). Bosses always value popularity contest over work quality.
Just bought the book and used your link to do so. I don't know why this video was recommended to me but damn if it wasn't applicable. The recommendation gods have spoken.
I love this book, it flips conventional wisdom. I'm recent college graduate at a major transition point in my life (deciding a career) and I must say that this book has really opened up my mind to how the real world works and what to expect moving forward. Thank you!
Holy crap that is an amazing an impactful realization on something I didn't understand why there was such a gap between what two schools of thought said regarding chasing passions and others that said never chase them. Amazing.
Wondeeful content. Definitely helping me focus more on my work, rather my fears of the unknown. Thank you deeply for dedicating your time towards the making of these videos. Your creativity and impact is definitely appreciated!
The candles of passion are facing strong winds of distraction in these modern times. To be competent in your craft requires unprecedented amounts of willpower.
To anyone that might read my cmment,following your passion is not total b.s unless you are passionate about bs things.We all have genuine curiosity on different areas and following them enables you to be good at something in a way you cant be replaced because you are also asking questions not everybody is asking.You end up developing what naval in in his famous tweet called "specific knowledge" because its knowledge so unique to you.Its knowledge society cant really train everyone and therefore you cant be replaced.Maybe the framing is wrong but followingyour passion can be really useful but like I said unless your passion isn't useful to people
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I love these book summaries. Helps me choose next books and is a great way to go back to books I read and wants inspiration.
Great overview and video. I could not agree more with the advice shared in the book and this breakdown helped drive home many of the important points he shared. I am going to share this video and the book with all of the early careerists in my life.
Very true. I would love to read this book. All my life so far, I never worked with passion, never developed any passion for anything and still had huge successes and huge failures. Effort with creativity and the ability to leverage resources at hand is just enough to do anything that you set your mind to.
Wow, that video really reflected my path to my passion. I thought I just followed my passion but when I consider how got where I am, it's a combination of so many skills I developed over time. Part of my passion is programming, which I hated due to my terrible university degree, but over time, as programming itself changed, I absolutely love it. And I got there, very much like the video says, by venturing into project others dont go near, not out of being brave, I seem to have a natural inclination to those projects.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but what if you don't know what your passion is? It's a fuzzy word. The point I got from this video is that in that case, adopting a craftsman mindset can help you find your passion and the positive reinforcement of having both can help you progress. ☺️🙌🏽
@@kagelevelofficial Nobody knows what their "passion" is. Passion is emotion, it comes and goes. The words been overused to the point where it's impact means very little anymore. Change it with interest. What interests you? If you don't know, it just means you haven't read about a topic that interests you or changes your life in a positive way. Luckily solving this is incredibly easy. Just start doing and reading new things. Head to the Library and start browsing sections of books. Open it up, check out the chapters and see if it makes you curious. I found a book on sleep the other day. "The Business of Sleep by Vicki Culpin". I'm now interested in sleep. If I pursue this interest, I will learn and can share it with others in my own creative way. Some would call this passion. It's just pursuing an interest. If you see saw someone biking, skateboarding, rock climbing, snowboarding and you want to try. You're interested. Now go try it. The more you practice trying new things, the easier it becomes. Better to start now than later anyway. Remember there are millions of new things to try, don't lose perspective. You won't find it watching other peoples interests and perspectives on RU-vid. You have to go out and find your own. This is a simple book review. It's expected that you've already read the book and found something interesting about it. If you only pay attention to simple summaries, you will never build much interest. Interest has to do with a depth of information.
It's really amazing and helpful what you're doing (making videos of book summaries). It helped me solve the confusion of which book to buy and when, more importantly what book will help me now than later. For this I plan to watch all book videos on your channel. Awesome work!
Thank you for this video, it helped me grasp the core concepts that I missed when researching Newport. I appreciated the quickness of this video as opposed to his 40 minute long talk. This was must more efficient! Thank you!
I read this book in the past and have to say I only partially agree with his approach. What about all the people that do find a passion early on that follow that route? What about environments where control is always changing because of changing leadership at work? What if the impact is high but the recognition is low do to poor managment? What if creativity is not so much of an option such as in regulated work environments? Typically jobs that re simpler in their function can have less creativity. Some questions...
Right, as all I need is the ability to choose the projects I work on, the time and resources to do so and access to experts to give me feedback on how I'm doing. Great. Totally achievable for most of us. (not)
Woow...I found the answer what i was looking for many days in this video! I was looking to know "How do i get to know my passion?" Here lies the answer! Thanks for the valuable info!!
Thankyou so much for your videos. I am an aspiring 2d animatior and this really helps me craft routines that can help me improve. The craftmanship mindset vs the passion mindset was a real breakthrough for me right now. Once again, thank you for your time and patience when making these videos, have a great day. :^D👍
