To: Cal Newport

URL: calnewport.com/blog/2010/04/09/corrupted-callings-the-subtle-difference-between-finding-your-lifes-work-and-loving-your-life

I think it is important to point out that he primarily achieved this through producing a product beyond his own labor (books).

I think it is fundamentally harder, in the long run, to pursue a career of employment and achieve great levels of autonomy & relatedness, where you are primarily producing value through your labor (personal time & effort) for someone’s company or institution.

Creating an asset of value beyond yourself is where the bigger leverage point exists. Not necessarily relying on more competency within yourself, although that is important to a point.

But I’m biased as a professional entrepreneur.

The bottom-line is delivering enough market value (via labor or capital) in a way that provides you enough personal freedom to ultimately do enough or more than enough of what you want to do that makes you happy.

Nice post!