I read How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. by Scott Adams The theme is that you shouldn't be discouraged or get down because of your failures, because in the end they are helping you find success and solutions to what you've been failing at. He also talks specifically about tips and strategies for finding success, and tips for being happy and your best self.
2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
I think this book really emphasized what Prof. Pryor talks about in lectures a lot, which is your first attempt is never going to be a success, businesses and entrepreneurship is about trial and error and I think this book reflects that perfectly. This book reflects in class how we learn to take our failures and make them into lessons.
3. If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
If I were to design an exercise for this class, I would have people track their failures each day for a week in a journal, and at the end of the week look back at the journal and see if they could derive any lessons or positives out of them.
4. 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?
One of the biggest surprises I experienced when reading this story is the parts where Adams talked about being your best self and how it's okay to put yourself first at times if it'll benefit you. I just wasn't expecting to read something like that in this book, I really enjoyed it.
Sounds like an interesting book that offers a lot of motivation for the reader. Always knowing some tips and strategies to help one be successful is a great skill. I enjoyed hearing about how your novel explicitly noted to put yourself first at times. I adhere to that philosophy in my life since I believe you should take care of yourself first.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was a great book to read considering the assignment before this one talked about failing at something. I like how it mentioned that you are going to fail at things because you can't always succeed the first time that you do something. I really like the exercise that you thought of for the class because I feel that reflecting on all the failures that we experience can help us become better.
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