![]() ![]() We do this everyday, we end up complicating simplest of processes. It is advisable that you not dwell overlong upon it It's like banging your head to the wallģ) Creative people give ideas which could be illogical but would still make you wonder about the possibility, consider this "maybe we can reduce global warming by opening our refrigerators at the same time", this of course is Adams way of explaining itĤ) We have a knack of making things complicated, I said this when I wrote about Steve jobs and I say it now with this, here is an example by AdamsĬomplicated way of saying things : often in course of normal life, very bad things can happen to you for no reason at all. Let's face it sometimes we sit in a single meeting for more hours than requiredĢ) Nothing can reduce your happiness faster than an argument with an irrational co worker, one just can't reason with them. There is also a lot of truth in what he writes, here are some truthsġ) A meeting is essentially a group of people staring at visual aids until the electrochemical activity in their brain ceases, at which point decisions are made. Scott Adams understands office life better than most, a lot of ideas on survival are wicked and he has a knack of exaggeration which is extremely funny. On the plus side, it has some nice recommendations for April Fool's pranks - not that I would ever pull such things on my friends and co-workers or even instigate such behavior. If after that you're not satiated, this isn't a waste of time, just prepared for a bit of cringing. I get it.) Anyway, long story short, if you're wanting to read some funny office humor, go with the other two books first, they're better. reading Dilbert books doesn't make me funny. yes, I know, leave the humor to the professionals. We'll call it the Yerkes-Dodson curve of humor. ![]() There can be humor in others suffering - that's the basis of slapstick - but this was often so cruel as to make it not funny any more. ![]() But while the previous two were a bit Machiavellian at times, this one was often downright mean spirited. Scott Adams is an insightful observer of the human condition, a creative thinker and has a predilection for puns, which make all his work fun reading. There are a lot of pearls of wisdom and humor in there. He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.Īfter reading the Dilbert Principle and the Dilbert Future (both brilliant), I was inspired to read the next in the series. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00). Morton Cooper.Īdams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. See this thread for more information.Īdams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ![]()
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