1. The last book I read for this class is called "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams. The general theme of this book was how to be successful even after failing many times. Adam gave some great advice based on his experiences. His main thing was using systems and not setting goals. A system is how you get to your goal and if you don't have a system, you will not achieve your goals. Having good habits such as eating right and exercising and having energy were his main focus.
2. The book connected with me and enhanced my learning in this class because I one day want to be an entrepreneur. There will be plenty of times when I fail, and I just have to keep going and gain skills from each job and use it to my advantage. Adam was also big on affirmations. He believed if he told himself he would do something or achieve something, that it would happen. He also was big on luck. He thinks everything happens at the right moment. I believe if the moment is right, something good will happen.
3. If I had to design an exercise for this class, the exercise would be to write down all of your skills and how each one has helped you in something. Adam talks a lot about skills and which ones are important. Some of the skills he mentioned were speaking skills, design skills, accounting skills, and conversation skills. Being good at many skills is better than being great at one according to Adam. I agree with him.
4. My biggest surprise was when Adam said he couldn't speak for three years. In the beginning when I was reading the book, I would have never guessed that because he seemed like a social person. He was, but one day he couldn't speak and he didn't know why. He saw a lot of doctors and eventually found a cure for his spasmodic dysphonia. He went through a long recovery that was not guaranteed and recovered well and was able to speak again.
Hi Monica, I read this book too and really enjoyed it. I like how you pointed out his explanation that we should tell ourselves what we want to achieve so that we feel responsible for that goal. I sometimes like telling my goals to others so that I have motivation to give them updates on my progress and feel like I am being held accountable. I think that you did a great job summing up some of the key parts of this great book and I look forward to reviewing your last few posts of this semester.
ReplyDeleteHi Monica, I was really thinking of reading this book instead of the one I read andI have to say that I'm happy to get a summary with a couple key points from this book. It hits home when you mention that everyone has to have goals in mind in order to achieve them. I've met many people who are not driven and do not know what they want to do in life and I feel that this could help them a lot .
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ReplyDeleteYour reading reflection is very detailed and it looks as though you got a lot of good information from "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big." I think the idea of using systems to achieve goals is a helpful tip to anyone, not just those in the business environment. The exercise you described would also be useful for a lot of people. Great job with this post!
After reading your reflection, I really want to spend some time to read this book. It seems like the author provoked some very intriguing thoughts and thought differently about failure. Most people tell you to set goals, but I think many of us have goals without a plan. His idea of creating a system to achieve your goals is much more important than setting goals. Good habits are what make a great human being.
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