Book · 2013 · Cartoonists
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Kind of the Story of My Life
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- people
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- podcasts
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- episodes
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And it's actually something that I picked up from the author Scott Adams he wrote the book how to fail at almost everything and still win big and really just a wonderful wonderful book about systems versus goals and just an entire mindset of success basically.
What they say about it
- Highly recommends the book“I highly recommend that to you”3
- Discusses systems versus goals“systems versus goals”3
- Mentions the talent stack concept“the talent stack”3
The best things said about it
If you've ever read the book nice the fail everything yeah the Scott Adams book uh how to fail at almost everything and still win big you should definitely pick that up.
He wrote a book called How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, and I highly recommend that to you and anybody out there that I've read it.
That's in the book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, and it's really a brilliant book.
In 2013 he writes a book called How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, and it's another it's him kind of pretending to be humble where he's like I was bad at all of this stuff and I still got super successful.
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.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Jan 2026 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
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. The book has been heavily endorsed by Brad Barrett across multiple episodes of ChooseFI, where he frequently recommends the text to listeners and guests like Ryan Carson while explaining the practical advantages of a multi-skilled talent stack. The host of ChooseFI also noted how Adams's framework inspired listeners to rethink their approach to personal success and career planning. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly discussed the book while reading from Scott Adams's final public message, noting that the title had achieved widespread commercial success and heavily influenced a diverse array of readers in the self-help genre. Kyle Homson also brought up the book on ChooseFI, highlighting how Adams's emphasis on systems rather than standard goals helped him find personal balance and structure on his path to financial independence. Across these podcast appearances, the book's core concepts of leverage, systems management, and skill combination were consistently praised for offering a pragmatic and unconventional blueprint for professional achievement.
Every mention
Brad Barrett and he wrote a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and I highly recommend that t… 8
Discussed
“we talked a very long time ago about about the talent stack and I read that book by Scott Adams I think it's how to fail at nearly everything and still win big or something like that”
Recommended
“if you've ever read the book nice the fail everything yeah the Scott Adams book uh how to fail at almost everything and still win big you should definitely pick that up”
Recommended
“and he wrote a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and I highly recommend that to you and anybody out there that I've read it”
Recommended
“and it's actually something that I picked up from the author Scott Adams he wrote the book how to fail at almost everything and still win big and really just a wonderful wonderful book about systems versus goals and just an entire mindset of success basically”
Discussed
“and systems versus goals this we've talked about from Scott Adams repeatedly from how to fail at almost everything and still win big and to see it here in atomic habits”
Discussed
“and it's from that same book where we got the talent stack which is how to fail at almost everything and still win big”
Recommended
“and that's in the book how to fail at almost everything and still win big and it's really a brilliant book”
Discussed
“this reminds me of Scott Adams and his systems thinking in his book how to fail at almost every thing and still win big”
Kyle Homson it was a book by Scott Adams it was called how to fail at everything and still win big 1
Discussed
“it was a book by Scott Adams it was called how to fail at everything and still win big”
Megyn Kelly My first book in the useful genre was How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. That book turned… 1
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.”
Nathan Latka and a guy like Scott Adams who is very is that where you're kind of all of his books unbelievable win big L… 1
Discussed
“and a guy like Scott Adams who is very is that where you're kind of all of his books unbelievable win big Lee yes so Scott Adams who's been on the show a bunch of times he's which is probably where I get though I can't believe you're so approached from because I've had Scott Adams in here and then”
Robert Evans in 2013 he writes a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and it's another it's hi… 1
Discussed
“in 2013 he writes a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and it's another it's him kind of pretending to be humble where he's like I was bad at all of this stuff and I still got super successful”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker3
Recommended
“I mean I think the book that inspired the talent stack was and I'm going to miss say the title and I apologize ahead of time but it was basically how to fail at nearly everything and still succeed am I close Brad and still win big”
Discussed
“systems versus goals This we've talked about from Scott Adams repeatedly from how to fail at almost everything and still win big”
Discussed
“obviously it wasn't your idea it was grabbed from Scott Adams the author of Dilbert but I was putting together some thoughts relatively recently and I realized this”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Scott going on to publish several books, including How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Reframe Your Brain, The User Interface for Happiness and Success, and more.”
Plugged
“It's why I started writing my books like how to fail at almost everything still win big which has had a big impact on people's success.”
Passing
“that phrase coin from Scott Adams in his book how to fail at nearly everything and still win big you can check me in the name it's very close to that”
Passing
“If you've listened to the show for any period of time you have heard us talk about building our talent stack that phrase coin from Scott Adams in his book how to fail at nearly everything and still win big”
Plugged
“joining me today is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip author of the new book win big Lea and a guy who seems to make some pretty spot-on predictions”