Yes, I've read Cal Newport's book. However I don't entirely agree with his ideas. I am good at what I do, and very experienced at it, but the whole job and indu

Yes, I've read Cal Newport's book. However I don't entirely agree with his ideas. I am good at what I do, and very experienced at it, but the whole job and industry I was in left me cold. However, it is true that you can build up "career capital" by being good at something, and you can trade that in for greater flexibility, but just because you are good at something doesn't mean you will enjoy it (I know that from experience). What I did was trade in my career capital for benefits - initially that was working from home, then going contract, then going down to three months a year. I don't enjoy the three months on contract, but it funds the rest of the year doing things I do enjoy and that do make me happy.