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I've never heard of Cal before, and from looking at his Wikipedia page, he does seem academically successful. But he's neither achieved any "breakout" successes
by whack 8y ago
I've never heard of Cal before, and from looking at his Wikipedia page, he does seem academically successful. But he's neither achieved any "breakout" successes, nor does he have decades of experience to back up his advise.
Which is not to say that his advice is bad. It's mostly a distillation of various psychology studies and research. For example, the whole thing about pursuing Mastery, Autonomy and Purpose, is copied wholesale from Drive, which is itself based on sound research findings.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452796-drive https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452796-drive
- cambalache 8y agoYes, that has been my impression too. Not to slack the guy, who obviously is very smart and comes across as a nice person. Maybe it was the hype of the book but if you write a book about the paradigm changing results of deep work and how you have applying it all your life I would expect a little more impact from your work. He is basically known for this book, and a couple of other on how to get into college, not different from your garden-variety Ted-x talker. He has played the academic game well to be fair so if you are a just-hired assistant professor and want to be prepared for your tenure decision in 6 or so years you could do worse that heed his advice.