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This approach is “crucial for building a career that you love.” In contrast, most people approach their work using the Passion Mindset: For a mission-driven project to succeed, it should be remarkable in two different ways. First, it must compel people who encounter it to remark about it to other. Second, it must be launched in a venue that supports such remarking.” Newport promotes that to construct work you love, you must first build career capital by mastering rare and valuable skills, and then cash this capital for the type of traits that define compelling careers… mission being one of these traits. The Law of Financial Viability – this law “suggests that when deciding whether to follow an appealing pursuit that will introduce more control into your work life, you should ask yourself whether people are willing to pay for it:” This chapter focuses on Derek Sivers and his approach to life. Derek’s work and life story are inspiring, you can read more about him here.
Presents few opportunities to distinguish yourself by developing relevant skills that are rare and valuable. When applied to career building, your mission needs to produce purple cows or a remarkable mission-driven project that compels people to spread your message to create a sustainable career. Thus, you can adopt the mindset of a marketer using the strategy of the Law of Remarkability: Yet, Newport continues to promote interesting ideas. The first is that a mission must be capital driven, in a sense, you can’t skip straight into a great mission without having mastery in your field.
A good career mission is similar to a scientific breakthrough. It is an innovation waiting to be discovered in the adjacent possible of your field. The cutting edge is the only place where these missions become visible. Newport’s book answers one simple question: Why do some people end up loving what they do, while so many others fail at this goal? Newport offers a realistic path toward a meaningful and engaging working life. Rule #1: Don’t Follow Your Passion The passion hypothesis is bad advice Passion is a side effect of mastery: when you get great at something, your interest in that something often grows. In large part, that’s because you develop a stronger sense of autonomy and competence the more that you master a craft. According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT), there are three basic psychological needs that we need to meet to feel motivated at work:
If you like this, I recommend reading Deep Work, which is one of my favorite books read in the past several years. My Favorite Quote s From 1987 to 2010, US job satisfaction has trended downward from 61% to 45%. Amongst young people, 64% are unsatisfied with their work, which is the highest ever recorded.In career growth, many knowledge workers avoid developing relevant skills because it is uncomfortable. However, to build up large amounts of career capital, you should make deliberate practice a habitual part of your work routine.
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