Loserthink

Wisdom to keep in your brain at all times to better understand the world around you.

If you haven't had the pleasure of watching the morning Periscopes of Scott Adams you are missing the best daily conversation about the news and media psychology.While Adams has been criticized for being in Trump's corner, that's really an unfair charge. Adams is interested in the skills of persuasion, and he's just as likely to praise the skills of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as he is Congressman Matt Gaetz, or President Trump.My book arrived a day early, so I've been diving into the Adams buffet with glee. You should think of Adams as a reality technician, as he shows you which messages resonate with people and which don't. If you're familiar with his work you'll recognize some of his themes, such as "Don't Stay in Your Own Lane," which if that advice had been taken by the Wright Brothers, they'd never have taken to the skies.Adams also has a preference for "systems over goals," which means you should have a clear strategy for anything you wish to accomplish. In other words, don't tell me what you want to accomplish, tell me "how" you're going to do it.In addition, Adams is also a world-class problem solver. Take his arguments about climate change. Some believe our carbon dioxide emissions are warming the planet and some do not. That's an impasse, right? Not necessarily. How about Generation IV nuclear energy, which has zero risk of meltdown and actually "eats" used nuclear waste? Could the U.S. become the leader in this technology, which is likely to be cheaper than fossil fuel? And even if you don't agree with the risk of climate change, everybody agrees that the extraction of oil poses significant environmental problems.If you want a great book which will make you think, and maybe believe that our problems are solvable, this is the book for you.

Really easy reading about how people apart in their thinking from the objectiveness, how to notice this (even in the case of oneself) and how to act when one has to deal with this. Highly recommended!

Great read! Gives you another perspective on how our brains work and what Scott's belief is from his perspective. It's not Dilbert if that's what your looking for, but more of a serious read that is just as entertaining.

I pre-ordered the book as soon as I heard about it. The wait was well worth it. I have been discussing politics with people on social media for 3 years now and am so happy to see that Scott has described so many ways that people are incorrectly debating, and how to quickly deflate their arguments. Scott gives permission to photograph the page and show it to your opponents, which is amazing actually. My online foes will have to buy the book in order to properly fight back.