Reading Reflection No. 2

The book that I decided to do for this reading reflection was How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams.

The main theme in this book is to push through adversity and not let anything hold you back. It is tough to always push through these failures, but you just have to think that you can learn from these hard times and use the lessons you learned for future reference. The way to stay positive and motivated is working on yourself and keeping your best interests in mind. Furthermore, not everything is always going to be handed to you. Most times, to achieve something difficult, you are going to have to grind hard.

The book relates to what we are taught in ENT3003 because it shows that we need to go after our ideas and not wait for anything to come to us. Also, all of the comments and critiques we get in this class go along with what Adams experienced. In specific, the Idea Napkin and Elevator Pitches get changed with every retry.

An exercise I would create for this class based on the book is some sort of activity that reflects upon the hardships that one has had or the toughest adversity one has had to face. The reflection would be upon how the person got through the adversity and how they could use this in their daily life.

The biggest aha moment in this book for me was when Adams claimed that it is basically necessary to be selfish in this world. This is not usually a trait you hear claimed by people who are successful. He means it in the way that you need to work on yourself and make sure you are well off before others. This is kind of a greedy mindset but it works if you need to thrive.