Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion & The Rare Value of Deep Work with Cal Newport
The Science of Success
Matt Bodnar
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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In this episode we discuss why you should not follow your passion, the two biggest pitfalls people struggle with trying to build a career they love, the incredible importance of DEEP WORK, why deep work is so valuable and how we can cultivate it, as well as how you can structure your lifestyle to attain autonomy and mastery with Cal Newport.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Science of Success with your host, Matt Bodner. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to the Science of Success. I'm your host, Matt Bodner. I'm an entrepreneur and investor in Nashville, Tennessee, and I'm obsessed with the mindset of success and the psychology of |
| 0:21.3 | performance. I've read hundreds of books, conducted countless hours of research and study, |
| 0:25.7 | and I'm going to take you on a journey into the human mind and what makes peak performers tick, |
| 0:30.6 | with a focus on always having our discussions rooted in psychological research and scientific fact, |
| 0:35.5 | not opinion. In this episode, we discuss why you should |
| 0:38.4 | not follow your passion. The two biggest pitfalls people struggle with trying to build a career they |
| 0:43.5 | love. The incredible importance of deep work, why deep work is so valuable, and how we can |
| 0:49.3 | cultivate it, as well as how you can structure your lifestyle to attain autonomy and mastery with Cal Newport. |
| 0:56.4 | The science of success continues to grow with nearly 700,000 downloads, listeners in over 100 |
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