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Nov 2020
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#2: So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal ...

Vinh Giang and Ali Terai
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In this episode Vinh and Ali explore Cal Newport’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You.

  • Is encouraging someone to pursue their passion bad advice?
  • Does Mastery lead to passion or does passion lead to mastery?
  • How to achieve mastery.
  • The importance of autonomy, competence and relatedness. 
  • Using passion to get started and mastery to keep going.
  • Chronic job hopping.
  • Doing what you love vs what you’re good at. 
  • Is your passion financially viable. 

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