{"product_id":"2940170403752","title":"Book Summary of How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This is a book summary of \u003cem\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Scott Adams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal book description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlasting clichéd career advice, the contrarian pundit and creator of Dilbert recounts the humorous ups and downs of his career, revealing the outsized role of luck in our lives and how best to play the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Adams has likely failed at more things than anyone you've ever met or anyone you've even heard of. So how did he go from hapless office worker and serial failure to the creator of Dilbert, one of the world's most famous syndicated comic strips, in just a few years? In \u003cem\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big\u003c\/em\u003e, Adams shares the game plan he's followed since he was a teen: invite failure in, embrace it, then pick its pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo career guide can offer advice that works for everyone. As Adams explains, your best bet is to study the ways of others who made it big and try to glean some tricks and strategies that make sense for you. Adams pulls back the covers on his own unusual life and shares how he turned one failure after another - including his corporate career, his inventions, his investments, and his two restaurants - into something good and lasting. There's a lot to learn from his personal story, and a lot of entertainment along the way. Adams discovered some unlikely truths that helped to propel him forward. For instance:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoals are for losers. Systems are for winners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Passion\" is bull. What you need is personal energy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA combination of mediocre skills can make you surprisingly valuable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can manage your odds in a way that makes you look lucky to others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Flashbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098405880048,"sku":"2940170403752","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170403752_p0.jpg?v=1763709043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170403752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}