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Cal Newport's claim that the Passion Hypothesis is deleterious to our career goals is convincing when we consider that passion is rare, passion is ephemeral or capricious, passion naturally does not exist in the young, and the Complicated Success Theory.
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Cal Newport's claim that the Passion Hypothesis is deleterious to our career goals is convincing when we consider that passion is rare, passion is ephemeral or capricious, passion naturally does not exist in the young, and success is a convoluted, complicated journey.
A thesis is 99% of the time a claim that can be defended with logic and credible evidence.
In life, rarely do we agree or disagree with someone completely. In these cases, we rely on concession and qualification.
For example, a student largely agrees with Cal Newport's critique of the Passion Hypothesis; however, she objects to the notion that we don't need passion.
While I object to Newport's dismissal of passion as a prerequisite for finding a career, I find his argument that landing a meaningful, passionate job results from an arduous struggle that builds a foundation based on the craftsman mindset.
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