优秀到不能被忽略 So Good They Cant Ignore You Cal Newport

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 304 pages

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:Piatkus Books

ISBN:9780349415864

Published:1 Dec 2016

Classifications:Business & management, Advice on careers & achieving success, Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

Weight:374g

Dimensions:155 x 234 x 22 (mm)

基本信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

卡尔-纽波特（Cal Newport）的宣言文笔清晰，与传统智慧背道而驰，他认为决定一个人职业道路的应该是他的天赋和技能，而不一定是他的激情。纽波特毕业于达特茅斯学院（Phi Beta Kappa），并在麻省理工学院获得博士学位，他认为，试图找到驱动我们的因素，而不是专注于我们天生擅长的领域，对求职者是有害的，也是令人沮丧的。

书名直接引用了喜剧演员史蒂夫-马丁（Steve Martin）的话： "要让他们无法忽视你"，这就是纽波特这本书的主要依据。技能和能力胜过激情。受到苹果公司前首席执行官史蒂夫-乔布斯（Steve Jobs）在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上发表的著名演讲的启发，乔布斯在演讲中敦促理想主义的毕业生们追逐梦想，纽波特对这一建议提出了异议，他声称，不仅乔布斯的建议是波利尼西亚式的，而且乔布斯本人也从未遵循过自己的建议。

由此，纽波特提出了令人信服的科学和当代案例研究证据，证明一个人事业成功的关键在于找到自己擅长的领域，找到自己积累的 "事业资本"，然后将全部精力投入到这个方向上。

Cal Newport's clearly-written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person's talent and skill - and not necessarily their passion - that determines their career path. Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned a PhD. from MIT, contends that trying to find what drives us, instead of focusing on areas in which we naturally excel, is ultimately harmful and frustrating to job seekers.

The title is a direct quote from comedian Steve Martin who, when once asked why he was successful in his career, immediately replied: "Be so good they can't ignore you" and that's the main basis for Newport's book. Skill and ability trump passion. Inspired by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' famous Stanford University commencement speech in which Jobs urges idealistic grads to chase their dreams, Newport takes issue with that advice, claiming that not only is thsi advice Pollyannish, but that Jobs himself never followed his own advice.

From there, Newport presents compelling scientific and contemporary case study evidence that the key to one's career success is to find out what you do well, where you have built up your 'career capital,' and then to put all of your efforts into that direction.

作者简介

卡尔-纽波特（Cal Newport）是乔治城大学（Georgetown University）计算机科学副教授，为普通读者撰写有关文化与技术交叉的文章。他著有八本书，包括出版的《缓慢的生产力》、《没有电子邮件的世界》、《数字极简主义》和《深度工作》。这些著作包括多本《纽约时报》畅销书，并以 40 多种语言出版。纽波特还是《纽约客》的特约撰稿人和《深度问题》播客的主持人。

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University who writes for general audiences about the intersections of culture and technology. He is the author of eight books, including, most recently, Slow Productivity, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. These titles include multiple New York Times bestsellers and have been published in over 40 languages. Newport is also a contributing writer for The New Yorker and the host of the Deep Questions podcast.