A super popular piece of career advice is to follow your passion, but actually that's not the best thing you can do to find a career you actually love. In this video, I discuss the lessons from Cal Newport's book So Good They Can't Ignore You about how to build a career you love. Enjoy x

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:40 Don't follow your passion
4:24 Develop a craftsmen mindset
12:13 Cash in your career capital for control
16:42 Finding a mission

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