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Books by Scott Adams mentioned on podcasts
Scott Adams and his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big have been featured across several episodes of ChooseFI. Hosts Brad Barrett and Jonathan discussed the book extensively, highly recommending it to listeners and attributing the foundational concept of the talent stack to Adams, who is also known as the author of Dilbert. The hosts highlighted the book's core teachings regarding systems versus goals, praising it for offering an entire mindset focused on personal success and alternative problem-solving frameworks. Jonathan and Brad repeatedly noted that the book inspired the talent stack strategy, a phrase originally coined by Adams. Beyond ChooseFI, Scott Adams' work was discussed on The Jordan Harbinger Show, where Jordan mentioned Adams' appearances on the program and discussed his book Win Bigly, noting its specific focus on persuasion and psychology, particularly in the context of political figures like Donald Trump. Similarly, on The Rubin Report, the host introduced Scott Adams as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of the new book Win Bigly, discussing his ability to make spot-on predictions regarding political persuasion and the presidency.
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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams is a self-improvement and business book that advocates for building a diverse talent stack and focusing on repeatable systems rather than rigid long-term goals.
Discussed“My first book in the useful genre was How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. That book turned out to be a huge success, often imitated and influencing a wide variety of people.”
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Win bigly
Win Bigly by Scott Adams is a book that examines persuasion techniques and argues that Donald Trump used master-level persuasion tactics to win the presidency in a world where facts often do not matter.
Discussed“I followed up with my book, Win Bigly, that trained an army of citizens how to be more persuasive, which they correctly saw as a minor superpower. I know that book changed lives because I hear it often.”
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Loserthink
Loserthink by Scott Adams is a guide aimed at helping readers recognize and correct unproductive, flawed cognitive patterns, particularly those amplified on social media.
Discussed“My next book, Loser Think, tried to teach people how to think better, especially if they were displaying their thinking on social media. That one didn't put much of a dent in the universe, but I tried.”
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God's debris
God's Debris by Scott Adams is a philosophical fiction novella structured as a pseudo-socratic dialogue exploring deep questions about religion, human motivation, and the nature of God.
Discussed“I said we're delaying the start of God's debris now we read the religion War last time which is actually the sequel to God's debris”
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The religion war
The Religion War by Scott Adams is a speculative fiction novel that serves as a sequel to the author's earlier philosophical work, God's Debris, exploring themes of geopolitics and religious conflict through a futuristic lens.
Discussed“now we read the religion War last time which is actually the sequel to God's debris”
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Dilbert Gives You the Business
Dilbert Gives You the Business by Scott Adams is a comic strip collection that lampoons corporate culture, management styles, and workplace absurdities through the adventures of the engineer Dilbert.
Discussed“I had like like a stack of like the compendiums. And I I learned words like paradigm from him because I thought it was pronounced paradigm cuz I'd never said it out loud.”
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The Dilbert Principle
The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams is a satirical management book that explores workplace absurdity and the Peter Principle.
Discussed“what really mattered is when I wrote the book called The Dilbert principle and that really was one of the big things that launched it”
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Reframe Your Brain
Reframe Your Brain by Scott Adams is a self-help book that offers readers cognitive strategies to change their thought patterns and improve their personal and professional lives.
Discussed“Finally, my book, Reframe Your Brain, he came out and promoted that with all of us. Taught readers how to program their own thoughts to make their personal and professional lives better.”
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The Dilbert future
Discussed“the next year he publishes the Dilbert future which of course I also read as a small child the subtitle of the book was thriving on stupidity in the 21st century”
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The Joy of Work
Discussed“eventually he publishes a whole book the next year called The Joy of work that has this super long member as a kid I read this book is like a 10 year old and you know it's a bunch of like funny jokes about like offices and then there's this long diatribe about Norman Solomon”
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