Reading Reflection #2

For my second reading, I chose How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?

The Main argument of the book is that life is not set in stone. There is no direct path for anyone in life. Everyone's path to success is paved with many stones that are formed and shaped from failure.

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

In the class, we have talked about product Ideas and about the importance of being able to pivot your idea. This book helped emphasize the importance of pivoting. During the process of developing my own product, I have discovered new markets and use cases that I had not intended at the beginning of the course and could actually end up being more effective than my original strategy. All of the little failures and miss steps help shape my product to be the best that it can be. 

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

The exercise that I would design based on this book would involve being given a set of scenarios. Each of those scenarios involves failures and the objective is to make the failure a positive in a creative way. 

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?

The part of the book that really resonated with me was how Scott Adams (the author) explained that the path to success isn't just one of the multiple random goals. Rather it is a system of flexible and connected goals that allow for change but also keep the company/person on track with short-term goals that help achieve the overarching main goal.