How to Fail at Almost Anything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams
1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
Scott Adams's book he discusses ways to keep energy up, while still doing what you love. He talks about several metrics that he discovered. These metrics are ones that we should evaluate and track. He has a formula of priorities: Look after yourself first, look after your economics, and look after your other things.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
This book is very prevalent to our ENT3003 class. We are taught in this class how to think outside the box and really transform our minds to the entrepreneurial mindset. Scott Adams does a great job of explaining this in his book. We also learned in this class how different people define success.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
Scott Adams mentions metrics that we should be tracking in our daily lives: Energy (eating right, exercising), Goals vs systems, and selfishness metric. I would have the class evaluate these metrics and write a reflection on it.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
The most profound thing that I read was his take on goals. He says that goals are for losers, meaning that you are in a constant state of failure until you reach those said goals. I have never heard someone describe goals in that way. I was always taught that you need to set goals to motivate yourself. I also was taught that successful people set goals. Hearing Scott Adams take was very interesting. Instead, he suggests focusing on systems instead.
Hey Elizabeth, I think you did a good job on this assignment! I read this book too but I agree with what you wrote here. I also was surprised his take on goals. it was interesting to know that focusing on systems is important to achieve something. Also, I think the exercise that you came up with sounds interesting and it will definitely help students improve their life routines and help them to focus on their systems. Good post!
ReplyDeleteHey Elizabeth, nice post. I did not read this same book, but our books had a similar message. I think the message from this book that you described is inextricable from entrepreneurship. From what we have learned about entrepreneurship this semester, many failure come on your path to helping other people solve their problems. This book explains why those failures are ok, or even beneficial. I thing Adams' idea about goals was very interesting. Although it sounds like a bit of an oversimplification, I understand what he was trying to get at. Nice post!
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