27A- Reading reflection
Book: How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big, Scott Adams
- The overall theme of this book was, as you could guess, coping with failure, as well as motivation. The book details several of the writer, Scott Adams', personal failures, and how he overcame them. By the end, the main conclusion of the book was that failures are only failures if you choose to not learn from them, and if they come to ruin your motivation and run your life.
- This book really touched on the idea of tenacity and entrepreneurial mindset-- topics both heavily explained throughout the course. Adams, just as Prof Pryor, assert that entrepreneurs see everything as an opportunity, and that includes failure. Entrepreneurship requires a lot of blood, sweat and tears, and if you get bogged down from failures, you're almost guaranteed to never succeed.
- Sample assignment based on the book:
- Go through your week, and write down a couple of ways you felt you failed.
- Meet with a group, 2-4 people, and talk about it with them.
- Write a reflection about what they had to say, what you and they learned from the experience, and how you felt after talking about it with others.
- My aha moment was when Adams asserted that we should apply for jobs where we feel most comfortable taking risks. If you want to take risks, you're passionate. If you're comfortable taking about them, you're knowledgeable and skilled. I hadn't considered this before, but I think its helpful guidance, especially for potential entreprenurers.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea for your assignment but I think it is so much pressure for students that might have anxiety, which sounds weird but in these types of settings where they have to share about themselves with that could be considered as strangers could give them a panic attack. Which is why writing failures and reflecting on them is a great interpersonal activity and maybe better if the students do it through the safety of maybe a computer screen.
Hey Andreanna,
ReplyDeleteI think your assignment would be good for students because they'd be able to talk about their failures and not hide them. But, as mentioned above it could be nerve wrecking for certain individuals. I agree that writing them down would probably be more effective and maybe even speak anonymously about them through a group online. This way people won't have to lie and can actually speak the truth.