21A - Reading Reflection No. 2

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Scott Adams

·      This book was really interesting as it contains a common theme that is very interesting to me and is a common topic that I commonly search for when reading books and watching TedTalks. It’s about succeeding. It explains a maybe unconventional way to think about ways in which to succeed and how to structure your life in order to succeed. It explains that people may have the wrong ideas on how to make their lives gratifying and successful and shows how there are different ways to think about these topics that Adams has found to be incredibly helpful in his “pursuit of happiness” (and success).

·      I think that this book was really cool in the way it’s involved with Entrepreneurship because this class is all about finding a way to make your venture succeed and become the most complete form of itself possible. This book is entirely tied around figuring out how to maximize your own Human Capital to become successful and find systems that work to your advantage.

·      If I was required to make an exercise based on this book I would have to involve daily routine and how accomplished each individual feels. I would start by having students assess their daily routines to figure out what they do throughout their days and maybe figure out areas in which they can improve and increase their energy. I would then have each student assess the amount of accomplishment they feel throughout the average day’s end. I know that some days are better than others, we get more things done some days rather than others, however, we all have a general format in which we structure our days and this structure can set us up for failure or success.

·      I really thought it was interesting that Adams recommends focusing on systems rather than goals. His points make perfect sense are incredibly justifiable but we are raised in a way that promotes goal setting and achieving.