Scott Adams may be best known as the creator of Dilbert, but he's also a fascinating entrepreneur. Full of humor, but also surprisingly useful advice, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big succeeds on multiple levels. Adams finds ways to remain optimistic even in the most devastating failures, like losing the ability to speak, the failure of one business venture after another and his complete lack of artistic ability. "Most failures involve bad luck, ignorance, and sometimes ordinary stupidity," he writes. "One day in college I managed to combine all three into one experience. It was breathtaking."
This is also a markedly good, wide-ranging self-help book, with advice on how to see the world, approach risk and eat right and exercise. In line with the theme of personal growth, Adams writes with a purpose: to make readers feel good and raise their energy. The book succeeds here, too, resulting in an enjoyable, engaging read most readers will be loath to put down.
This is a fantastic book full of useful and uncommon recommendations for daily living and becoming happier, fitter and more marketable. If nothing else, if How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big may raise reader energy levels--and who can complain about that? --Rob LeFebvre, freelance writer and editor