Samantha Twohig
ENT3003
Reading Reflection No. 3
4/13/20
1. The general theme of Scott Adam's novel, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life, is failure. Adam's uses his experiences and his failures to give the audiences tips on failure and teach them how to move on and learn from these failures. One thing he stated was, "A combination of mediocre skills can make you surprisingly valuable", which to me, means that you can do anything with hard work and passion.
2. This book connected to this course because it focuses on failure. We just had an assignment that related to failure so I wanted to take a look at Adam's strategy and tips in this field. After reading this novel, I learned how to cope with failure in a better way than I already do. Both the book and the course taught me how to learn from my failures and be proud of my mistakes to encourage me to work harder in future endeavors.
3. If I had to create an exercise, I would all the students pair up or get in groups and share with the group a time that they have failed. Each group member will get a turn and they will also be giving feedback so that everyone will know that they are not alone.
4. What surprised me after doing this assignment was the author. The author made it sound so easy to admit to failure and was so easily able to use his experiences within his novel. He was also able to do this in a humorous manner which I also found very surprising and impressive. I can not talk about my failure proudly and he taught me that it is good to and make me feel more comfortable doing so.
Wonderful post, Scott is such a dedicated man to his work, and I was surprised . He has such a drive to keep him going, hard work to accomplish his goals, and never took vacations, I could see that as a distraction as well. He did not listen to people but himself, and even though it sounds selfish, he kept pushing for his ideals, and made it happen.
ReplyDeleteHello Samantha,
ReplyDeleteI like how this book uses failure as a learning opportunity. I have found that from my own experiences, failure has actually made me stronger and helped me be more successful. Also, I like how he stresses the importance of hard work. The most successful person in the room is not always the smartest, but rather, the hardest worker.
Hey Samantha,
ReplyDeleteI also read this book for reading reflection number two. I think you did an awesome job depicting what the main points of the novel are. I also loved Adam's take on failure, as it is portrayed in a way we haven't really seen before. His whole attitude throughout the book is surprising, and its what I really loved about it.
Great post!
Samantha,
ReplyDeleteI didn't read this book, but after reading your observations on it. I wish I had. I don't know who the author is, but I admire his humility for being able to speak candidly about his own personal failures in his book. I also admire your pro-activity in reading more on the subject of failure after completing the assignment on failure. I thought about your first section of the post, and I realized that the sentiment about finding value in a large set of mediocre skills. Thank you for your post.