Books/So Good They Can't Ignore You

Author: Cal Newport
Subtitle: why skills trump passion in the quest for work you love

In this book, the author debunks the clichéd career advice "follow your passion".

The first chapter starts with the story of someone called Thomas who tried to be a Zen master in his pursuit of happiness, but the practice didn't make much of a difference to his personality or overall happiness. I don't really see the point of this chapter. The author tries wants to debunk "follow your passion" by saying that it only provides anecdotal evidence but not statistical evidence. Starting this chapter with somebody's anecdote which is not representative of all Zen practitioners is kind of a bummer.