Reading Reflection No. 3

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

What was the general theme of the book?

During this book, Scott Adams talks about his story on how he stayed motivated and moving forward, even after failing and failing so many times along the way. One of the things he recommends is that people should try to get jobs where they are able to take risks and get out of their comfort zone, so that they can always improve. Likewise, finding things you love can be the right area to focus your attention, and if you are able to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, then you are more likely to succeed.

How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

The book absolutely connected because Dr. Pryor always tells us about taking risks, and that if you follow your passions and learn from failure, things will end up going your way.

If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

It would be to think of different moments where you, or someone you personally know has failed, and to talk about the outcome of it. Did they keep trying? Did they succeed? Etc.

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?

It was the fact that it doesn’t matter the number of times you fail, even if it is a lot, in your likelihood to succeed. Actually, the more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed in the end.