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

1.       The general theme of the book is self-improvement through systems rather than through goals.

2.       The book connects with and enhances the startup process that all entrepreneurs go through. Every entrepreneur has failed at some point during the start up process. Over time, people may fail less because they are gaining skills from past failures. This is the crux of Scott Adams book. It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down, it just matters if you pick yourself back up and LEARN from that, so it doesn’t happen again. Relating more to the class, this reminds me about the point made that entrepreneurs who start off rich tend to have success in the short run, but eventually everything tends to equalize because the skills needed may not be developed in the rich entrepreneur.

3.       The design for the class would be to have everyone dream up their ideal situation in life and divide their situation into skills. For example, many people’s dream would be to become a fitness model on Instagram. This dream may be not a possibility for some (based off looks), but this doesn’t change the system that everyone must go through to achieve this. You can divide this into a few aspects. First, one must have the knowledge needed about the human body to build their body through nutrition and the gym. Secondly, one must have their basic life choices down (getting enough sleep, positive mentality, low stress levels, attitude is on point). In both scenarios one can find small wins constantly and feel good about themselves rather than being in a constant state of failure.

4.       My biggest surprise was the fact that I am in a constant state of failure without realizing it and that I could completely change this by implementing Scott’s recommendations. If I systematize my life I could change everything.