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So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

lavendermarch's review against another edition

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4.0

This was well written. It had some good advice, and I enjoyed reading about the ideas, tactics, and profiles included. I would recommend it. 4 stars.

dinibharadwaj's review against another edition

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informative

3.5

The argument Cal is trying to make in this book and the "rules" he introduces are invaluable but the repetitive prose and excessive summarisation made me skim through it only to take in the main points.

awoke101's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

xzainaby's review against another edition

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3.0

I agree with most of the ideas that the author represented but this book is boring to be honest. It is so repetitive and badly written, I skimmed so many lines, and sometimes read the summary instead.

hotlizard's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.0

This was somehow ineffectually offensive, poorly researched, and uninteresting written all at once. 

Perhaps one thing can be taken away is that, you don't always need to have deep overwhelming passion for what you do. You can be a worthwhile human being just being good at a job and not tying yourself worth to it. It's just a tool to get you to the things you do want to do. 

Of course, he didn't say that but I'm telling you so that you don't spend any time on this book.

ms_moria's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

alittlegreendot's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

stanisloth's review against another edition

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3.0

First 50-100 pages are pretty good. After that, it becomes too self-indulgent. Also the point is to disregard passion and find valued skills, but he doesn't really dive into how people decide what career path they want to work hard at?

ekhg06's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

saadiakhrrm's review

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0