Your dream job is something you love and that brings you serious income. Many people dream about it, but only a few can boast of such work. Who are these lucky ones? Those who constantly try new things, without stopping there and moving from place to place in search of the best, or those who try to thoroughly master professional skills? What is the key to success – the pursuit of your dreams or professionalism? The author of the book, Cal Newport, a scientist and author of several bestsellers about the intricacies of personal motivation, entertainingly, with humor, supporting his arguments with the results of serious scientific research, convinces us: it is much more promising to temporarily forget about future great achievements, at the risk of being left with nothing, and act for sure. , mastering the business you are already doing. It challenges the validity of the dream theory, which states that a good job should be a source of passion. In it, I try to find arguments in favor of the dream theory, but I discover that not everyone has a dream. In it, I argue that the dream theory does not bring happiness to anyone. It presents two approach to work - the approach of a master and the approach of a dreamer. The master thinks about what he can give to people, the dreamer thinks about what work can give him. Most people use the dreamer's approach, but I will try to prove that only the master's approach helps you find work you love. It talks about how important it is to use the master's approach - because the qualities that make work attractive are rare and highly valued. Therefore, to find a good job, you must have rare and valuable professional skills - career capital. In it, I show how career capital works, using the example of two people who used the master approach to find a job they love. It talks about thoughtful preparation to accumulate career capital, and how to integrate this strategy into their work lives. It talks about independence and freedom of action - the most important qualities of an attractive job. It talks about how dangerous it is to strive for independence without sufficient career capital. It talks about the fact that independence has to be fought for, because the employer is not at all interested in , to give it to a valuable employee who has accumulated career capital. It talks about the law of financial stability, which states that independence should be achieved only if they pay for it. It argues that the mission makes work deeply satisfying. It talks about how having career capital is a necessary condition for mission success. It talks about how the successful completion of the mission depends on the implementation of modest projects. (small bets) allowing you to find the shortest path to the goal It talks about the fact that the successful completion of the mission depends on the implementation of exceptional projects. The so-called law of exclusivity states that the project must be noticeable, and it should be promoted accordingly. Basic concepts, theories and laws (in the order of consideration on the pages of the book) Professional and career achievements of the characters in the book (in the order of their appearance on the pages of the book)