How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the
Story of My Life by Scott Adams
1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The general theme of the book, in my opinion, is self care. If I’m
not taking care of myself, I’m becoming a problem for some else. I have to take
care me, my health, my financial stability, my everything. Aft3er that is taken
care of, then I can take care of my family. Can I really expect myself to
perform well if I don’t have my cup of coffee for the day?
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance
what you are learning in ENT 3003?
The book enhanced what I’m learning by teaching me it’s ok to
fail. I’ve struggled with this my entire life. I don’t like to be wrong, and I
despise failing. However, it really is not failure if you are learning from
what went wrong and moving forward in the right direction.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the
book you read, what would that exercise involve?
The exercise I would design is a Happiness Exercise. This
exercise would consist of everyone doing one thing to make themselves happy
each day. Each day would consist of a theme such as a skill they have mastered;
favorite exercise; favorite healthy meal. Through this exercise, a person can
develop their sense of self, learn what’s in their best interest for self-care,
and how to properly take care of themselves.
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?
My ‘aha’ moment in the book came rather quickly – passion is
bullshit. We’re taught from a young age that passion is what drives us to be
successful but after reading this book I have to disagree. Mr. Adams says it
best: “Success caused passion more than passion caused success.” He’s
right, in my opinion. I’m passionate about things, but I know I could never be
successful at them. I love baseball. I’m passionate about the game when I am
watching it at the stadium or on TV, but I cannot play baseball to save my
life, therefore, no matter how much passion I have for baseball, I’m not going
to ever play shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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