Loserthink
by Scott Adams · first published 2019
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2019–2026first – last mentioned
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Adams has a fun take on many cognitive biases in "Loserthink", which takes on 'unproductive ways of thinking'. https://www.amazon.com/Loserthink-Untrained-Brains-Ruining-A...
on “Jumping to Conclusions: When People Decide Based on Insufficient Information” ↗Start with "How to fail...", then "Win Bigly", then "Loserthink". "How to fail..." is the most important IMHO. Also, read up on this: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/
on “Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How can I stop this?” ↗"How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big" and "Loserthink" by Scott Adams.
on “Ask HN: Which book or course gave you an unfair advantage?” ↗- https://www.amazon.com/Loserthink-Untrained-Brains-Ruining-A... - https://www.amazon.com/Reframe-Your-Brain-Interface-Happines... - https://www.youtube.com/@RealCoffeewithScottAdams
on “Scott Adams has passed away” ↗- https://www.amazon.com/Loserthink-Untrained-Brains-Ruining-A... - https://www.amazon.com/Reframe-Your-Brain-Interface-Happines... - https://www.youtube.com/@RealCoffeewithScottAdams
on “Scott Adams has passed away” ↗A version of this is in the book Loserthink by Scott Adams
on “Get started with 2-minute rule” ↗"He lays out two such rules in his new book, Loserthink. His first proposal, which he calls the “48-hour rule,” states that everyone should be given a grace period of a couple of days to retract any controversial statement they’ve made, no questions asked.…
on “Scott Adams Has Some Ideas for a Calmer Internet” ↗Scott Adams describes a possible solution in "Loserthink" (there's probably a longer section on this in one of his other books: "How to Fail at Almost Anything..."). It's called "wiggle your pinky". If you're on the couch and cannot get up, just try to wiggle…
on “Cultivate the Skill of Undivided Attention, or “Deep Work” (2019)” ↗…because I hear it often. You'll probably never know the impact the book had on the world, but I know, and it pleases me while giving me a sense of meaning that is impossible to describe. My next book, Loserthink, tried to teach people how to think better, especially if they were displaying their thinking on social media. That one didn't put much of a dent in the universe, but I tried. Finally, my book Reframe…
on “Scott Adams has passed away” ↗