Reading Reflection No.2
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
By: Scott Adams
1)
This book was very, very, very good. I like to read
books but for the most part it will usually take me 2 weeks to finish up a
book, this book I finished up in 2 days. There are many themes and topics that
Scott Adams goes over in his book but if could summarize up everything I would
say rewiring your mind to a moist robot (his way of saying rewiring your
brain). He makes the arguments that goals are for losers and we should have
systems instead, we should have a healthy lifestyle to boost are energy and
happiness, and most importantly it’s okay to fail, just use your failures as a lesson
and motivate yourself to be better. Never give up, because who knows luck may be
around the corner.
2)
I think this book connected with what I am
learning because he tells his own personal entrepreneurship experiences. Most
importantly he lists his favorite failures and what he gained knowledge wise
from this. He does a great job at explaining that not everything you think of
and work at is going to be a success, just think of it as gaining knowledge and
experiences to help boost your next opportunities.
3)
Although this would never work but an exercise
that you could do it apply his method of diet and exercise. I know it would be
an impossible exercise to complete in a class setting but it was one of the
most important topics in his book. Scott Adams has a simple way to stop eating
simple carbs and food that isn’t healthy, just eat as much healthy food as you
possible can fit in your stomach, and if you get hungry after, do it again.
Train your mind to always get full from healthy food compared to bad food such
as fast food.
4)
I didn’t know who he was at first so when I
looked up Dilbert and recognized his cartoon comics from when I was a kid is
when I had an aha moment. But in a more entrepreneurial way my aha moment came
when he talked about goals, and how he believes goals are BS and for losers.
His reason is that in most cases when you set a goal you will most likely fail
at that goal. He gives examples like eating healthy for the day is a goal but
most people fall short of that and fail their goal. He believes that we should
look at things like systems. Having a system of diet and exercise that work
will help much more than just setting goals.
Conner,
ReplyDeleteWell done! I like your aha moment of this book about the goals and system, and I could not agree more with this point. Setting a goal sometimes is just an empty talk because people always just cannot take enough action to achieve it. However, like you said, having a system is more important and more efficient than just setting a goal.
Hey Conner,
ReplyDeleteJust going off of the title, this book seems like it is excellent for a budding entrepreneur because failure at one point or another is almost guaranteed. I like his part as using your failures to learn from and motivation for the future. I believe it was Thomas Edison who once said " I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work". Failures can be extremely discouraging, but through perseverance and determination, anything is possible. I also like your diet example of eating as much healthy food as you can. If one is creative enough, they can get around any obstacle. Great post!
Hey Conner,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your take away from the reading, it sounds like you definitely gained something from it! I especially enjoyed the part where you brought up his past experiences of failure, and how he has learned to grow and move past them as he has gained new experiences. I also appreciated the part near the end when you spoke about the completely unrealistic goals people tend to set for themselves, because I think empty goals are especially prevalent in the college community. Great work!