Cal Newport quote: "When I told Mark about Jordan, he agreed that an obsessive focus on the quality of what you produce is the rule in professional music. “It trumps your appearance, your equipment, your personality, and your connections,” he explained. “Studio musicians have this adage: ‘The tape doesn’t lie.’ Immediately after the recording comes the playback; your ability has no hiding place."

The key thing is to force yourself through the work, force the skills to come; that’s the hardest ...
CAL NEWPORT

In Wrzesniewski’s research, the happiest, most passionate employees are not those who followed the...
CAL NEWPORT

Conclusion #3: Passion Is a Side Effect of Mastery
CAL NEWPORT

Self-Determination Theory (SDT), which is arguably the best understanding science currently has for ...
CAL NEWPORT

working right trumps finding the right work.
CAL NEWPORT

The more I studied the issue, the more I noticed that the passion hypothesis convinces people that s...
CAL NEWPORT

The more we focused on loving what we do, the less we ended up loving it.
CAL NEWPORT

My professional situation now couldn’t be more perfect,” Scott reports. “I chose to pursue the...
CAL NEWPORT

The passion hypothesis is not just wrong, it’s also dangerous. Telling someone to “follow their ...
CAL NEWPORT

Here’s a case where someone successfully followed their passion,” they say, “therefore ‘foll...
CAL NEWPORT

Nobody ever takes note of [my advice], because it’s not the answer they wanted to hear,” Martin ...
CAL NEWPORT

Stop focusing on these little details,” it told me. “Focus instead on becoming better.
CAL NEWPORT

Here’s what I respect: creating something meaningful and then presenting it to the world,
CAL NEWPORT

there’s something liberating about the craftsman mindset: It asks you to leave behind self-centere...
CAL NEWPORT

I am suggesting that you put aside the question of whether your job is your true passion, and instea...
CAL NEWPORT

Jordan had a name for the worries about what his friends are doing with their lives and whether his ...
CAL NEWPORT

regardless of how you feel about your job right now, adopting the craftsman mindset will be the foun...
CAL NEWPORT

TRAITS THAT DEFINE GREAT WORK Creativity: Ira Glass, for example, is pushing the boundaries of radio...
CAL NEWPORT

Basic economic theory tells us that if you want something that’s both rare and valuable, you need ...
CAL NEWPORT

THREE DISQUALIFIERS FOR APPLYING THE CRAFTSMAN MINDSET The job presents few opportunities to disting...
CAL NEWPORT

Alex Berger, he didn’t arrive at his outstanding job by following a clear passion. Instead he care...
CAL NEWPORT

Mike Jackson leveraged the craftsman mindset to do whatever he did really well, thus ensuring that h...
CAL NEWPORT

I had reached the level of expertise you would expect from someone who had played an instrument seri...
CAL NEWPORT

The difference in our abilities by the age of eighteen had less to do with the number of hours we pr...
CAL NEWPORT

Jordan left me in the dust. I played. But he practiced.
CAL NEWPORT

This focus on stretching your ability and receiving immediate feedback provides the core of a more u...
CAL NEWPORT

focused on difficult activities, carefully chosen to stretch your abilities where they most need str...
CAL NEWPORT

deliberate practice” to describe this style of serious study, defining it formally as an “activi...
CAL NEWPORT

It is a lifetime accumulation of deliberate practice that again and again ends up explaining excelle...
CAL NEWPORT

taking on projects that were beyond his current comfort zone;
CAL NEWPORT

dedication to stretching his ability, guided by feedback.
CAL NEWPORT

I want to spend time on what’s important, instead of what’s immediate,
CAL NEWPORT

If you're not focusing on becoming so good they can't ignore you, you're going to be left behind. Th...
CAL NEWPORT

We are a very pet-friendly park district.
BOB NEWPORT

It helps keep the park in good shape for the rest of the week.
BOB NEWPORT

We put out over 200 pounds of Milk Bone type bones all over the park.
BOB NEWPORT

He (Moore) was apprehended by officers who spotted him making the drug deal at Wolfe Field.
JOSEPH NEWPORT

I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments,...
JERRY NEWPORT

I can't multiply myself out of a paper bag. But when it comes to roots, I'm your man.
JERRY NEWPORT

To go down and offer solace to victims of a natural disaster is probably a low-risk venture for a fi...
FRANK NEWPORT

These data suggest that retail spending this holiday season will not be depressed and may exceed nor...
FRANK NEWPORT

Analysts this year in particular have been speculating about the long-term impact of Hurricane Katri...
FRANK NEWPORT

Despite their personal preferences which still splits even, the public is telling us let's get on wi...
FRANK NEWPORT

It's a mistake to assume that somehow this is a short-term problem caused by Katrina. This is just a...
FRANK NEWPORT

continually negative, we would expect that rank and file conservatives would eventually follow.
FRANK NEWPORT

We're in a period of time that there is a conventional wisdom that Bush is on the ropes. I think, ba...
FRANK NEWPORT

Whites are significantly less likely to say that there are problems for blacks today,
FRANK NEWPORT

There are debates, there are ads, and all that stuff so you're going to have movements up and down.
FRANK NEWPORT

There was a fair degree of consistency,
FRANK NEWPORT

This was a complicated case that involved a number of statements. We presented statements to the pro...
JOSEPH NEWPORT

It sounds like the ISU football players began the argument, but we don't know that.
JOSEPH NEWPORT

We made the determination in the best interest of Indiana State University for us to be aware of the...
JOSEPH NEWPORT

Warrants were issued on March 2, based on a probable cause affidavit, based on the statements the (P...
JOSEPH NEWPORT

While there is no room for complacency, the Fed can take comfort in the fact that core inflation rem...
PATRICK NEWPORT

Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government w...
CAL THOMAS

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't r...
CAL THOMAS

As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to elimin...
CAL THOMAS

Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In oth...
CAL THOMAS

America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a f...
CAL THOMAS

People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immoral...
CAL THOMAS

No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the pe...
CAL THOMAS

Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, bu...
CAL THOMAS

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, the...
CAL THOMAS

Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it...
CAL THOMAS

It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of ...
CAL HUBBARD

When it was time for a player to go, he went.
CAL HUBBARD

The call that always seemed the toughest to me was the slide and tag play at second. You can see it ...
CAL HUBBARD

I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.
CAL HUBBARD

Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, y...
CAL HUBBARD

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Electi...
CAL THOMAS

In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more co...
CAL THOMAS

We needed all those foul shots for sure. We obviously came up with some clutch foul shooting down th...
CAL SAUNDERS

Typically, we come out and play well early and that helps us establish our game. That wasn't the cas...
CAL SAUNDERS

I'm not so worried about our offense as I am our defense and rebounding. Today we played hard, gave ...
CAL SAUNDERS

This was just a super atmosphere for a basketball game. Bradley-Bourbonnais had a great crowd and th...
CAL SAUNDERS

There's normally twice as many fans ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â everyone and their mommy is h...
CAL SAUNDERS

They had us on our heels and to come out of the first period with a 2-0 lead was phenomenal. We know...
CAL ROADHOUSE

The kids who are seniors have been here (to state) and lost too many times. They came to win this ye...
CAL ROADHOUSE

He doesn't get a lot of credit. In games where he has had a lot of shots he has played very, very we...
CAL ROADHOUSE

When the kids first walked into the locker room on the first day of practice, they said their goal w...
CAL ROADHOUSE

This is a tremendous shock. Elrod has been such a big figure in Baltimore for so long. He was as muc...
CAL RIPKEN

Everywhere you go around the country, people relate to the consecutive games streak in one shape or ...
CAL RIPKEN

It was an emotional night, an extraordinary moment, ... I wish Dad was there to touch and feel the s...
CAL RIPKEN

Tonight, I stand here, overwhelmed, as my name is linked with the great and courageous Lou Gehrig, ....
CAL RIPKEN

Baseball's in my blood... I've found out the last couple of years I've got a big interest in teachin...
CAL RIPKEN

I don't want to think it's true. I'm in a state of denial,
CAL RIPKEN

I guarantee you you'll feel better.
CAL RIPKEN

To me, Kirby is at his best sitting at a card table playing cards, talking to him, stories being sha...
CAL RIPKEN

That's the result of the black cloud on baseball, ... Until it's rid of steroids, people are natural...
CAL RIPKEN

This World Series isn't about crowning a champion. I think the kids will remember this as a life exp...
CAL RIPKEN

No. If there's profit, it'll go to reducing the debt. We're still carrying $30 million in debt.
CAL NICHOLS

If we hadn't made the playoffs, we'd have been $1 million to $1.5 million in the hole for this seaso...
CAL NICHOLS

Certainly that's our determination. Every market is different, every franchise has variations in ter...
CAL NICHOLS

We plan to play a season no matter how that happens.
CAL NICHOLS

He's a hard-working guy with lots of integrity. I encouraged him. We need good people becoming invol...
CAL NICHOLS

We were more active on defense. They [defense] didn't play conservative. They attacked things.
CAL MCCOMBS

We've got a chance to play for a conference championship and a chance to play for a winning season.
CAL MCCOMBS

We were ahead by 15 at halftime and I wasn't sure if it was going to be enough with this bunch. But ...
CAL MCCOMBS

You're always concerned about what's going to happen to your football team after they lose a tough o...
CAL MCCOMBS

It's big. We just really needed a win.
CAL MCCOMBS

We've got to do something to take them out of their rhythm of running the football and make them thr...
CAL MCCOMBS

I think playing Duke helped us become a better football team, and that's what it's all about. This g...
CAL MCCOMBS

The rest of the (Big South) teams got to go out and beat a top 20 team. We need to do our share and ...
CAL MCCOMBS

Losing 40-14 to Duke [last week], that's a tough loss. When you lose 28-26, that's even tougher beca...
CAL MCCOMBS

He [Mason] got caught up in the excitement of having a chance to beat a No. 13 team, but the way col...
CAL MCCOMBS

Everywhere you go around the country, people relate to the consecutive games steak in one shape or f...
CAL JR

Ultimately, at the end of the day, you couldn't say you were better than the other person because yo...
CAL JR

You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was see Kirby smile or hear him laugh. And...
CAL JR

You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was hear Kirby laugh or see his smile and ...
CAL JR

is going to plague him not only in his second term but in history ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â...
CAL JILLSON

People know we're running huge deficits and they know the costs have just rocketed upward. Many Amer...
CAL JILLSON

That was an effective strategy to get through the primary. But in the general election, he'll have t...
CAL JILLSON

President Bush is trying to regain his footing and develop some policy momentum for his second term,...
CAL JILLSON

It's hard to catch lightning in a bottle twice. The fact that he wasn't able to build on that achiev...
CAL JILLSON

The Republican governor and the Republican majority in the Legislature are unable to close that out....
CAL JILLSON

If you're betting your own money, you bet on Perry (to win re-election). But he can be beaten becaus...
CAL JILLSON

Lots of businesses already have domestic-partner benefits and those are already resolved. What busin...
CAL JILLSON

He's going to be an influential insider in the U.S. House and will continue to be consulted. And rea...
CAL JILLSON

If DeLay were not indicted, he probably wouldn't even have a strong enough opponent where he would h...
CAL JILLSON

As it relates to me personally, I'm in favor of it. As it relates to making this a better sport, I'm...
CAL III

I am very pleased to have Gary Putnam join my organization. He will be an invaluable asset to me as ...
CAL III

If you had a totally clean canvas, 44 cars and 22 owners would be the best thing. But the horse is a...
CAL III

It's a fantasy right now.
CAL III

I want to thank Bobby for his efforts over the past year and a half. I wish Bobby nothing but the be...
CAL III

I think the depth of our team was a factor. We've got six kids that can count, at any time, and we h...
CAL HUBBARD

The call that always seemed the toughest to me was the slide and tag play at second. You can see it ...
CAL HUBBARD

As long as our kids can focus on playing their games and not worry about what everybody else is shoo...
CAL HUBBARD

I've got a really good group this year,
CAL HUBBARD

Our ball movement wasn't good, and that's a credit to Quincy Notre Dame. They did a nice job of deny...
CAL HUBBARD

The girls seem to have really turned it up a notch the last five years, ... I think we're getting ki...
CAL HUBBARD

Golf is really important at U High, and kids work on their games,
CAL HUBBARD

I went to PE classes and started getting kids out there, ... They'd say, 'I've never played golf bef...
CAL HUBBARD

I thought our kids played as hard as they could play. We had the game won several times; Eureka had ...
CAL HUBBARD

Christine is really striking the ball solidly. She's a hard-working girl, pounding balls and working...
CAL HUBBARD

It's our role now to factor in the social and political ramifications.
CAL DUBROCK

It's down. There's no doubt about it.
CAL DUBROCK

It's much more about communication and consent in urban and suburban areas than it is in other, more...
CAL DUBROCK

What happens when hunters are doing all they can and it's still not enough? Are there other tools we...
CAL DUBROCK

With so many important technology issues being debated at the state and federal level, there is a re...
CAL DOOLEY

instead he chose evasion.
CAL DOOLEY

There's a concern that there's a proliferation of different standards in more and more states, and t...
CAL DOOLEY

strongest challenge to the program crops to embrace reforms that would be consistent with the intern...
CAL DOOLEY

I'm hopeful that we will see a decision that is clear and decisive as this recount moves forward tha...
CAL DOOLEY

Association health plans offer small businesses with an affordable way to provide health insurance c...
CAL DOOLEY

I believe what members are looking for is momentum ... China needs to demonstrate in some areas they...
CAL COHEN

It's certainly a possibility ... It remains to be seen how much can be accomplished how quickly.
CAL COHEN

It's disappointing. It doesn't seem like significant progress has been made or is about to be made.
CAL COHEN

It is amazing that we are going to have one pill a day for the treatment of HIV when you consider th...
CAL COHEN

If you're serious about it, you have to put in your time. Do more than just show up for the all-star...
CAL COCHRAN

My goal is to see if I can make them better. Knowledge is power. What we have to offer is an opportu...
CAL COCHRAN

It's just another game. The stakes don't change.
CAL COCHRAN

They push each other. It's what you have to have in order to be a successful team.
CAL COCHRAN

These guys want more. They're not easily satisfied. What they want to try to accomplish is something...
CAL COCHRAN

It's fun to be around their infectious joy for the game and the unity they have for one another. The...
CAL COCHRAN

Without that regular competition in a week, it's hard to estimate what it's going to take for 32 min...
CAL COCHRAN

(Dominic) showed a lot of courage and leadership. He kept our energy level up all night.
CAL COCHRAN

We maintained our poise and continued to run through our offense. (Allen's) a really good player, an...
CAL COCHRAN

I'm so proud of these guys. Nobody ever figured us to get this far. It was a special year. These are...
CAL COCHRAN

Ah, to be young and in love, in Southern California.
CAL BROWN

There's always hope, ... Do the best you can with what you've got even if that means working longer ...
CAL BROWN

It would provide tax deductible interest if she needed to make a withdrawal, it would force her to p...
CAL BROWN

You can only control for what you can control. And without a really good understanding of the risk a...
CAL BROWN

This creates a kind of snowball effect in that you keep increasing the amount that you pay on the de...
CAL BROWN

We're always looking for more workers.
CAL BENDER

Without Experience Works, many don't know where they would be, or what they would be doing.
CAL BENDER

We appreciate them taking our people and training them.
CAL BENDER

A lot of the people we have on staff are between 55 and 90.
CAL BENDER

There's a lot of mourning over the fact that it's gone.
CAL WETTSTEIN

We had forgotten that, as part of the Cat III approval, we had agreed that we wouldn't build any new...
CAL WETTSTEIN

It's always entertaining. Sometimes you know what you're going to hear and sometimes you're surprise...
CAL WETTSTEIN

It probably tightens up operations, but won't be noticeable to skiers.
CAL WETTSTEIN

It can vary from getting absolutely no comments to a huge number of negative ones.
CAL WETTSTEIN

No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the people...
CAL THOMAS

As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to elimin...
CAL THOMAS

America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failu...
CAL THOMAS

Once it is established that some lives are less valuable and less meaningful than other lives (as ha...
CAL THOMAS

I just figure it's a good way to work out in the morning, and you're not tired during school.
CAL THOMAS

Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mo...
CAL THOMAS

The decrease in pervasive attacks in 2005 is counter-intuitive to what society at large believes is ...
CAL SLEMP

IBM believes that the environment has shifted. With increased security protection on most systems an...
CAL SLEMP

The decrease in pervasive attacks in 2005 is counter-intuitive to what society at large believes is ...
CAL SLEMP

While people often think of identity management in 'defensive' terms, one of the most important bene...
CAL SLEMP

There's normally twice as many fans everyone and their mommy is here. The intensity was not heighte...
CAL SAUNDERS

The last game we were supposed to send a message to Lockport and we didn't. They had a good game pla...
CAL SAUNDERS

I thought their kid should have gotten the T, or at least both of them should have gotten one. We (h...
CAL SAUNDERS

He's getting better. We're still not throwing him the ball much on offense, but he's getting some bo...
CAL SAUNDERS

All you can do is speculate right now.
CAL SAUNDERS

Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on ...
CAL THOMAS

When these false prophets again appear, they can be reminded of the error of their previous ways and...
CAL THOMAS

It's hard for the White House to regain momentum if the Congress is in disarray. It ties up the Repu...
CAL JILLSON

It makes you wonder, when they have so many problems, why they would let this fester the way they ha...
CAL JILLSON

Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better ...
CAL HUBBARD

We're always going to be committed to animal welfare on every level, strays, owner surrenders, etc.
CAL MORGAN

Many retailers require a significant amount of square footage, yet we have a fee that says you pay m...
CAL KENT

Lisa is coming around. She's played varsity for four years and never had to compete for a spot befor...
CAL HUBBARD

We make a foot bath so that if we happen to have anything on the soles of our shoes or so forth we s...
CAL SANDFORT

Potentially have to kill all the birds in the facility and wash it down, start over from scratch . A...
CAL SANDFORT

The ministers may think this is a religious, biblical issue but for Perry, while it may be that too,...
CAL JILLSON

The course was much tougher today because of the wind factor,
CAL HUBBARD

is going to plague him not only in his second term but in history — even in Texas.
CAL JILLSON

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