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Why you will fail to have a great career

The disappearance of good jobs and the failing quest for greatness

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Apr 08, 2023
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Professor Larry Smith gave a fascinating talk about why most of us will fail to have a great career. He talks about why most people know what they love but choose not do it for the following reasons:

  1. Great careers are for great people

  2. People who pursue they passions are obsessive and weird. I am not one of those

  3. Mom and dad strategy: Work hard, have a good…

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