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title:  "So Good They Can't Ignore You"
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The clips below are taken directly from my highlights as I read this book.  Reference below to 'I' is referring to the author.  I will mark any comments I add as my own thoughts in bold beginning with **Note:**.
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## Contents:  
**Rule #1: Don't Follow Your Passion**
Chapter One: The "Passion" of <NAME>
Chapter Two: Passion is Rare
Chapter Three: Passion is Dangerous

**Rule #2: Be So Good They Can't Ignore You _(Or, the Importance of Skill)_**
Chapter Four: The Clarity of the Craftsman
Chapter Five: The Power of Career Capital
Chapter Six: The Career Capitalists
Chapter Seven: Becoming a Craftsman
Summary of Rule #2

**Rule #3: Turn Down a Promotion _(Or, the Importance of Control)_**
Chapter Eight: The Dream-Job Elixir
Chapter Nine: The First Control Trap
Chapter Ten: The Second Control Trap
Chapter Eleven: Avoiding the Control Traps
Summary of Rule #3

**Rule #4: Think Small, Act Big _(Or, the Importance of Mission)_**
Chapter Twelve: The Meaningful Life of Pardis Sabeti
Chapter Thirteen: Missions Require Capital
Chapter Fourteen: Missions Require Little Bets
Chapter Fifteen: Missions Require Marketing
Summary of Rule #4


## Chapter One:  
The “Passion” of Steve Jobs In which I question the validity of the passion hypothesis, which says that the key to occupational happiness is to match your job to a pre-existing passion.

## Chapter Two:  
Passion Is Rare In which I argue that the more you seek examples of the passion hypothesis, the more you recognize its rarity.

## Chapter Three:  
Passion Is Dangerous In which I argue that subscribing to the passion hypothesis can make you less happy.

## Chapter Four:  <commit_msg>reformat toc<commit_after>---
layout: post
title:  "So Good They Can't Ignore You"
date:   2016-01-20 09:00:00 -05:00
comments: true
collection: books
---
The clips below are taken directly from my highlights as I read this book.  Reference below to 'I' is referring to the author.  I will mark any comments I add as my own thoughts in bold beginning with **Note:**.
<iframe type="text/html" width="212" height="362" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen style="max-width:100%" src="https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B0076DDBJ6&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_6BH1wb0R7ZV5Z&tag=hadji-20" ></iframe>

## Contents:  
**Rule #1: Don't Follow Your Passion**  
Chapter One: The "Passion" of Steve Jobs  
Chapter Two: Passion is Rare  
Chapter Three: Passion is Dangerous  

**Rule #2: Be So Good They Can't Ignore You _(Or, the Importance of Skill)_**  
Chapter Four: The Clarity of the Craftsman  
Chapter Five: The Power of Career Capital  
Chapter Six: The Career Capitalists  
Chapter Seven: Becoming a Craftsman  
Summary of Rule #2  

**Rule #3: Turn Down a Promotion _(Or, the Importance of Control)_**  
Chapter Eight: The Dream-Job Elixir  
Chapter Nine: The First Control Trap  
Chapter Ten: The Second Control Trap  
Chapter Eleven: Avoiding the Control Traps  
Summary of Rule #3  

**Rule #4: Think Small, Act Big _(Or, the Importance of Mission)_**  
Chapter Twelve: The Meaningful Life of Pardis Sabeti  
Chapter Thirteen: Missions Require Capital  
Chapter Fourteen: Missions Require Little Bets  
Chapter Fifteen: Missions Require Marketing  
Summary of Rule #4  


## Chapter One:  
The “Passion” of <NAME> In which I question the validity of the passion hypothesis, which says that the key to occupational happiness is to match your job to a pre-existing passion.

## Chapter Two:  
Passion Is Rare In which I argue that the more you seek examples of the passion hypothesis, the more you recognize its rarity.

## Chapter Three:  
Passion Is Dangerous In which I argue that subscribing to the passion hypothesis can make you less happy.

## Chapter Four:  
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