Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become exce… - Cal Newport

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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.

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Calvin C. Newport (1982-06-23–) is an American writer and computer scientist.

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Alternative Names: Calvin Charles Newport

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