In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that
follow your passion is good advice.
Not only is the cliche flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to
do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous,
leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping.
After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover
the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic
farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and
others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport
uncovers the strategies they used and the