Cal Newport’s So Good They Can’t Ignore You is available on Audible as a 6 hrs 28 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dave Mallow.
Publisher’s Summary
In this book with unique perspective, professor Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion” is good advice, and sets out to discover the reality of how people end up loving their careers.
A focus on passion over skill can be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Spending time with professionals who admit to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they use and the pitfalls they avoid in developing their compelling careers.
Cal reveals 4 Rules for falling in love with your job:
#1: Don’t follow your passion
#2: Be so good they can’t ignore you
#3: Turn down a promotion
#4: Think small, act big
Cal Newport’s manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation. So Good They Can’t Ignore You provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love, and will change the way you think about careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Dave Mallow
- Length: 6 hrs 28 mins
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
- Release year: 2012
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Career Success / Business & Careers
Listener Ratings
So Good They Can’t Ignore You holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 5821 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 63% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “I Was Stuck For 10 Years, And This Book Saved Me!”
This is exactly the book I needed to listen to. I’ve felt stuck for more than 10 years because I’ve been searching for my "calling" or my "life’s work", and I’ve not invested myself into what I WAS doing with my life because I was waiting to discover the passion that lived inside of me before I chose a path in life.This book explained that I was doing it all wrong and what to do instead. I now realize that diving fully into what I’m doing and becoming really good at it is what will lead to feeling passionate about my career… not waiting for some innate secret wellspring of inspiration to be discovered and then I’ll finally "take off". This book really saved me from another 10 years of wasting my life. Highly recommended!
The audiobook was performed really well. I listen to mine at double speed using the Audible app, but I kept having to pause it because the lessons in this book were so incredible that I had to write them down for later. I enjoyed listening to it, and I intend to make this one of the books I listen to every year.
— Jason, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “This audio delivers on its Title”
This audio delivers on its title. He argues against following your passion to find the ideal job and instead believes that passion comes after you already become excellent at something.
Very easy to follow and I like how he ties ideas from many other contemporary authors into his work.
I was surprised by how young the author is. Highly recommended for anyone who is planning their career.
A few good summaries of the audio.— Glenn, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Good Listen”
I took a chance buying this since it is a new book with few reviews. It is a refreshing break from the "passion" based literature that is popular now. It teaches what has become uncommon sense these days – you get out of life what you put into it. Its backed by some research and good anecdotes, and gives needed perspective if you start thinking that you have to "find your calling". Few people find it without investing time, effort, an open mind, and patience, first. Saying that, I still find lots of motivating and helpful ideas in the passion based approach, so its not all black and white to me, but still this book adds a refreshing perspective.— Mark, Audible listener
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