A few weeks ago I got a recommendation to read "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" by @ScottAdamsSays.

I wish I could have got hold of this a few years ago.

It sure would have saved me some time & energy in acquiring self-awareness as an adult.

What I learned: https://twitter.com/vineetjn34/status/1290011344385712129

This is a book of opinions — It's part self-help, part autobiography.

Adams tells a couple of personal story and outlines his personal view on life. He invites readers to not treat his words as an advice, but as a data point to form their own opinions.

There are some core, foundational aspects in our lives that Adams lays out that need attention in order for us to find our success.

Adams believes that you need to tend to the groundwork for success by tending to your mind and body so as to allow yourself and your own set of talents and strengths to surface and flourish.

Success is not easy but it's achievable...for anyone.

Adams provides a set of skills and areas of knowledge towards which he thinks we should all vow a lifetime commitment to honing, learning and mastering.

These make up a manageable and sensible list that will help in dealing with life and other people.

There are a lot of great thoughts packed into this book, little nuggets here and there that you really must extract for yourself because your nuggets will undoubtedly differ from mine.

My personal favorite system-based concepts include the following, all of which cannot be adequately expressed through such a list without reading Adam's presentation of them:

1. "If you believe people use reason for the important decisions in life, you will go through life feeling confused and frustrated that others seem to have bad reasoning skills." So damn true, Mr. Adams.

2. Success/Passion fallacy of thinking. It's all comes down to your personal energy.

3. Simplify your systems, thus simplifying your life.

4. Good ideas have no value - it's all about execution, Baby.

5. Always be looking for your next better job options as soon as you get your current job.

6. Appearance matters (don't shrug...common sense yet not common)

7. Systems are ongoing; it doesn't matter if you can't tell their components are moving you towards the right direction on a daily basis.

8. Wishing is for losers. Decide to pay the price and then pay it.

9. Manage your illusions wisely and you might get what you want even if you don't understand why or how it worked.

10. Careful who you surround yourself with.

11. Everyone "is a basket case on the inside."

12. "If you do selfishness right, you automatically become a net benefit to society."

Reading this has definitely changed my way of looking at everything in life.

Adams offers patterns he's observed in his life that can prove useful and ways to think of concepts that are more practical over popular alternatives that tend to weigh us down with intricate methodical scientifically proven plans that may not be easy to sustain in the long-run.

My opinion of this book?

Absolutely worth my time. It was fun to read, his sense of humour does seep in and makes this an easy and smooth read.

and it provoked so much thoughts, ideas and ... most importantly ... actions.

Definitely a book I'd recommend.