Reading Reflection No. 2

The book that I chose to read for this assignment is "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams. This book was one of my favorite reads and was constantly interesting. The main theme of the book was about priorities, and how to value the ways that you live your life. The book enhanced my views and understandings of this class. It can easily be said, but Adams really elaborated on the idea of looking at yourself and making sure that you are healthy, both mentally and physically. He wrote often about how a good diet, a good fitness plan, and adequate sleep can lead to a much more successful and happy life. By doing so, and then evaluating how much you value wealth and happiness, a person can find the optimum level of contentment. If I had to design an exercise for the class based on this book, I would have the student make a list that prioritizes their top ten goals in life, this would include both business and personal life. My "aha" moment of the book came when Adams began to describe and talk about how a person living a moderate life can be overall happier and enjoy their day to day activities more than someone that is rich to the point of owning their own private island. This more "flexible schedule" as he describes can lead to more time to pursue leisure activities that the person enjoys, which then boosts their mental state further.