American culture is obsessed with the idea that we need to āfind our passionā in order to be happy and successful. But thereās a problem: āItās astonishingly bad piece of advice,ā says best-selling author Cal Newport. We have no pre-existing passion. Instead, passion is found by first building a rare and valuable talent and using it to take control of your career path. In other words, be so good and work so hard that no one can ignore you.
