--- product_id: 4110539 title: "So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love" price: "103.93 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4110539-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-why-skills-trump-passion store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love **Price:** 103.93 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - **How much does it cost?** 103.93 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4110539-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-why-skills-trump-passion) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers. Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. With a title taken from the comedian Steve Martin, who once said his advice for aspiring entertainers was to "be so good they can't ignore you," Cal Newport's clearly written manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation and eager to find a fresh new way to take control of their livelihood. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love. SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU will change the way we think about our careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life. Review: Great read - A helpful and motivating book that gives practical advice on improving your skills and doing great work. It’s easy to understand, inspiring, and encourages you to focus on growth, persistence, and standing out through quality. A great read for anyone who wants to improve themselves and their career. Review: Tremendously useful in spite of weaknesses. - In short, although I didn't agree with everything he said, especially in part four of the book, I found Cal Newport's ideas and conclusions to be extremely valuable advice for anyone, especially those starting or middling a career. Even though I disagree with part four, however, I think the rest of the advice is so valuable it trumps the one weaker section to make a solid 5-stars. I sort of hope my competition never reads this book. In length: So Good They Can't Ignore You is a fantastic little book that really surprised me on many levels. I had it highly recommended to me, but I have to admit I was a little skeptical--Cal seemed a little young and early in his career to be dispensing what friends told me was 'invaluable career advice'. Having read the book, it makes more sense--Cal has a lot of career capital already built up. (Read the book to find out more). Cal's central theme is that the idea that you can quit your job and follow your passions indiscriminately towards work you will personally love and find to be your calling in life is essentially bogus--good things don't come without hard work, and rare and valuable things are purchased in exchange for other rare and valuable things. After providing a series of examples of people who failed to live the 'work-passion-dream', and citing some interesting studies and articles, Cal launches into the real meat of the book--how to find work we will really love. The first step is something called career capital--making yourself valuable. The second step is understanding when and how to take control of your career--you *can* quit your dayjob and form a startup, eventually, if you play your cards right and work towards it in the right way. Finally, Cal dwells on the importance of having a mission in your career to provide focus and passion. I found the book mostly extremely well-written, with fair organization and solid logic throughout--you can see that he is a computer science professional at heart. His explanations, especially in the first sections of the book, match my own observations so well that it's hard to deny he has a good number of points well-made. I found, however, that the fourth section, about missions, was less compelling, less organized, and perhaps even less well thought through. Still, I recommend reading through that section to understand his viewpoints, even if I personally found them much less applicable than the other parts of the book. The conclusion made me love this book again, even after disagreeing with part 4. He outlines how he has used each of the sections of this book in his own career, and not only did I find it generally interesting, I actually found some of his specific recommendations to be valuable in my career. It isn't often that a book I read fundamentally changes how I look at anything, least of all my career--I'm a CPA, for heaven's sake. As a matter of habit, I dislike risk and change. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #8,687 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Career Advancement & Professional Development #10 in Job Hunting (Books) #326 in Success Self-Help | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 897 Reviews | ## Images ![So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/719WDf26r+L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read *by H***N on June 13, 2026* A helpful and motivating book that gives practical advice on improving your skills and doing great work. It’s easy to understand, inspiring, and encourages you to focus on growth, persistence, and standing out through quality. A great read for anyone who wants to improve themselves and their career. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tremendously useful in spite of weaknesses. *by B***Y on May 3, 2014* In short, although I didn't agree with everything he said, especially in part four of the book, I found Cal Newport's ideas and conclusions to be extremely valuable advice for anyone, especially those starting or middling a career. Even though I disagree with part four, however, I think the rest of the advice is so valuable it trumps the one weaker section to make a solid 5-stars. I sort of hope my competition never reads this book. In length: So Good They Can't Ignore You is a fantastic little book that really surprised me on many levels. I had it highly recommended to me, but I have to admit I was a little skeptical--Cal seemed a little young and early in his career to be dispensing what friends told me was 'invaluable career advice'. Having read the book, it makes more sense--Cal has a lot of career capital already built up. (Read the book to find out more). Cal's central theme is that the idea that you can quit your job and follow your passions indiscriminately towards work you will personally love and find to be your calling in life is essentially bogus--good things don't come without hard work, and rare and valuable things are purchased in exchange for other rare and valuable things. After providing a series of examples of people who failed to live the 'work-passion-dream', and citing some interesting studies and articles, Cal launches into the real meat of the book--how to find work we will really love. The first step is something called career capital--making yourself valuable. The second step is understanding when and how to take control of your career--you *can* quit your dayjob and form a startup, eventually, if you play your cards right and work towards it in the right way. Finally, Cal dwells on the importance of having a mission in your career to provide focus and passion. I found the book mostly extremely well-written, with fair organization and solid logic throughout--you can see that he is a computer science professional at heart. His explanations, especially in the first sections of the book, match my own observations so well that it's hard to deny he has a good number of points well-made. I found, however, that the fourth section, about missions, was less compelling, less organized, and perhaps even less well thought through. Still, I recommend reading through that section to understand his viewpoints, even if I personally found them much less applicable than the other parts of the book. The conclusion made me love this book again, even after disagreeing with part 4. He outlines how he has used each of the sections of this book in his own career, and not only did I find it generally interesting, I actually found some of his specific recommendations to be valuable in my career. It isn't often that a book I read fundamentally changes how I look at anything, least of all my career--I'm a CPA, for heaven's sake. As a matter of habit, I dislike risk and change. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Helped Me During Professional Beginnings *by L***A on June 21, 2026* This book was very, very helpful and eye opening when I first began my professional career. I've given it as a gift for some other co-workers. Cal Newport is one of my favorite authors. ## Frequently Bought Together - So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4110539-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-why-skills-trump-passion](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4110539-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-why-skills-trump-passion) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-04*