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A close-up of some marbles, representing the subjectivity of quality

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Quality is always subjective

The cover of So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

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So Good They Can’t Ignore You

The cover of the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

Ken Robinson presenting his TED talk on how whether schools kill creativity

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Do schools kill creativity?

A crossroads in the woods, a path in the snowy ground splitting in two. Two paths to take between the trees.

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2 career change lessons from leaving my job

The cover of Drive by Dan Pink, a blueprint for maximising your motivation

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Drive

The cover of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson

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Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography

Dan Pink presenting his TED talk on the puzzle of motivation

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The Puzzle of Motivation

The cover of Poke The Box by Seth Godin

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Poke The Box

Emilie Wapnick presenting her TED talk on why some of us don't have one true calling

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Why some of us don’t have one true calling

A time lapse photo of a road, showing the cars as blurs

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Pleasure or enjoyment?

A blow torch, heating some glass as part of an experiment

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Don’t search for your passion — just experiment

A desk, pictured from above, with typewriter and other items for work

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4 work lessons from leaving my job

The cover of the book Living On Your Own Terms by Osho

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Living on Your Own Terms

Paddle Against the Flow by Huck Magazine, a book of insights from some of the most inspiring people that Huck Magazine has spoken to over the years

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Paddle Against the Flow

Alain de Botton presenting his TED talk on a kinder, gentler philosophy of success

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A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

A screenshot from Steve Johnson's TED talk on how play can lead to great innovation and invention.

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The Playful Wonderland Behind Great Inventions

A person typing on a laptop, perhaps doing work they love

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Are we entitled to love what we do?

A set of wooden measuring instruments

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3 steps for measuring improvement

The cover of the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Flow: The Psychology of Happiness