1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The book I chose to read for my reading reflection #2 assignment was written by Scott Adams, "How To Fail At Everything And Still Win Big". Obviously the theme is how to fail over and over again yet still succeed.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
This book definitely enhanced and connected with what I learned in ENT 3003. It shows you how to set a detailed schedule with the time, space,and the knowledge of how to get multiple systems. Adams prefers systems over goals.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
My exercise for this class based on what this book taught me would be really hard assignment with a lot of goals and certain tasks to complete. Almost certainly people would not get a perfect score on their first couple of tries but after making them fail a couple of times and with a little help I can show them that you can actually learn from your failures.
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?
My biggest aha moment was when I realized that Adams really was right. It is so much better to focus on the systems of doing things rather than the goal. When you focus on the goal too much you seem to always fail. Completing a whole bunch of small systems can help boost confidence which in turns will make you win
Overall this was really great, funny, and witty book that can teach you a lot. I would recommend to anyone who fails a lot like me and still wants to succeed,
Hello Myles,
ReplyDeleteI too chose to read this book and I am definitely thankful for that because while it was extremely informative it was also, as you said, very entertaining. I can appreciate writing like this due to the fact that it keeps you alert and willing to really absorb the information. His perspective was unique in that for most of our lives we are taught to set goals as a way of motivation and never told that this can in fact be a counterproductive behavior. Great job with your post.
Hey Myles! This is so funny, I did the same exact book for my reading reflection blog post. I loved "How to Fail at Everything and still Win Big." This book gave me lots of confidence and opened up my eyes. Systems are better than goals. It made me realize how my failures are created, and how I can move forward. I like how you kind of feel the same as well. Great job!
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