Brad Stulberg

The authors provide a realistic perspective on the joys and pitfalls of pursuing one’s passion. They blend science with real-life examples to explain the origins of passion, how to find and nurture passion, the negative aspects of passion, how to channel one’s passion to be a constructive life force, and how to move on when it comes time to transition to a new aspect of one’s life. They provide practical actions to take. Stulberg and Magness transcend the common bromides and confront show more the positive and negative realities of pursuing a passion. This is a book for those who seek to live a fulfilling life with eyes wide open to the benefits and costs of doing so. show less

Most of what was covered in this book was common sense to me and wasn’t anything I hadn’t heard before. It covered how to stay grounded in seasons of rapid change and to control what you can control. I almost wish I had only read the summary chapter at the end, because that would have given me the same value as the whole book.

Fantastic read about a topic of interest for me. Provides a lot of actionable tips and suggestions. Connects with all my favorite threads of Anders Ericsson, Carol Dweck, Angela Duckworth in a science backed way.

Wound up being a disappointingly shallow survey of a bunch of topics I'd mostly read about elsewhere in more detail. Might be a useful read for someone who hasn't run across a lot of these ideas before.