21A Reading Reflection #2

Reading Reflection on "How to fail at almost everything and still win big" by Scott Adams

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The main argument/general theme of this book is the fact that you can’t let failure define you. Sometimes taking that leap of faith is just a necessary step in order for you to “win it big”. Success has a price and if you want it you have to pay for it in the effort you put into it.

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
The book was very inspiring as someone who may end up being an entrepreneur when its all said and done. Scott Adams is considered the Working Man’s Hero, he had been working in corporate America for 16 years and eventually escaped the corporate rat race and went on an to create the Dilbert comic strip.

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
One aspect of the book that Adams talks a lot about is setting up priorities for tasks that you want to accomplish in a given time or situation. I think an exercise that forces students to establish their own personal priorities. This awareness of what you hold importance in is very important when it comes to becoming productive either in the workplace, as an entrepreneur or even as a college student.

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?
I think the biggest surprise for me as I was reading this book was how important setting priorities are when it comes to being successful in whatever you do in life. I know for me, I tend to place a lot of importance on my academics and my job over other aspects of my life including my social life. I’ve always wondered if I had done things differently would I have been better off. I don’t want to live my life with regret, but it is something that I continue to ponder as I continue on my current path. These priorities I set for myself when I was younger have paved the way for me being the person I am today, and I never really saw it that way until after reading this book.

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