Cal Newport Quote

In other words, forget why Jordan adopted this mindset and notice instead how he deploys it. In the next chapter, I will argue that regardless of how you feel about your job right now, adopting the craftsman mindset will be the foundation on which you’ll build a compelling career. This is why I reject the argument from pre-existing passion, because it gets things backward. In reality, as I’ll demonstrate, you adopt the craftsman mindset first and then the passion follows.