Continuously Evaluate and Adjust: As you gain more control over your career, continuously evaluate whether this control is leading to the satisfaction and fulfillment you expected. Be prepared to adjust your approach, develop new skills, or even relinquish some control if it serves your long-term goals better.
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Imagine walking on a tightrope, where every step is a deliberate practice towards mastery. This is akin to Newport's central thesis: passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In the world of work, the book challenges the conventional 'follow your passion' advice, suggesting that skills and mastery are the true foundations of a fulfilling career.
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Developing rare and valuable skills will lead you to far greater career satisfaction because they make you financially stable and give you lots of control over your time. And slowly, you develop passion for a field you have profound expertise in.
Prioritize your list of possible goals using and expected value (EV) calculation. Expected Value = Resources Required x Return on Investment x Probability of Success
Take the list of everything you could potentially work on over the next 90 days and then rank them by these criteria.
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