Scott Adams (born June 8, 1957) is a renowned author, cartoonist, and thought leader. He is probably best known as the creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip and Dilbert-adjacent publications, but has also authored many bestselling non-fiction books on the topics of success, personal development, human behavior, and persuasion – often weaving in his own personal life experiences. Adams strives to provide his readers with cognitive tools and techniques to utilize in all facets of their lives. He is a proponent of affirmations and adding to your personal skill set by developing systems rather than simply setting goals.
Through social media, Adams is an active commentator on current events, politics, and social issues. His unconventional thinking is at times seen as controversial, but he always has something valuable to add to the conversation and his insights are thought provoking and influential.
Scott Adams Quotes
“When did ignorance become a point of view?”
“There is no idea so bad that it cannot be made to look brilliant with the proper application of fonts and color.”
“If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it. It sounds trivial and obvious, but if you unpack the idea it has extraordinary power.”
“Ideas are worthless. Execution is everything.”
“Everything you learn becomes a shortcut for understanding something else.”
Good ideas have no value because the world already has too many of them. The market rewards execution, not ideas.
“A goal is a specific objective that you either achieve or don’t sometime in the future. A system is something you do on a regular basis that increases your odds of happiness in the long run. If you do something every day, its a system. If you’re waiting to achieve it someday in the future, it’s a goal…Systems people succeed every time they apply their systems, in the sense that they did what they intended to do. “
Scott Adams Books
“Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success (The Scott Adams Success Series)” – by Scott Adams
“How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life (The Scott Adams Success Series)” – by Scott Adams
“Loserthink: How Untrained Brains are Ruining America” – by Scott Adams
“Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter” – by Scott Adams
“The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle’s-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions” – By Scott Adams
“God’s Debris: A Thought Experiment” – by Scott Adams
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