Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from same cancer as Joe Biden

Re:Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from sa... by rockostrich on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:31PM (#44034499)

I can't find anything super relevant while searching for Shandling and manifesting, but considering he was known for being a practicing Buddhist and a big proponent of meditation I wouldn't be surprised if he believed that writing down his goals is a good first step in achieving them.

Adams's version of manifesting is "if you write stuff down, it's more likely that outcomes outside of your control will help you achieve your goal."

Those are not the same thing.

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Re:Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from sa... by thephyber on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:44PM (#44034650)

This concept was popularized by the book The Secret.

The concept of the book, as I understand it, is focusing your consciousness on something you want ”will cause the universe to bring it to you”.

The concept is silly to me (it’s the steps that you take to actually achieve the goal that make the difference), but in a way, it is a prerequisite to achieving the goal.

My biggest complaint is this type of thinking usually accompanies lots of “woo” thinking.

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Re:Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from sa... by WalterBright on Monday May 19, 2025 @11:17PM (#44037447)

What it can do is change your perception of reality, and then you can see the path to getting what you want.

Our perceptions of reality are nearly always wrong.

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Re:Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from sa... by freejazz on Monday May 19, 2025 @05:41PM (#44035199)

It was well before he was a buddhist. Did you see The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling? There's pages and pages of him writing down how great he will be...

> Those are not the same thing.

Here's an idea: get informed on the basics of what you are discussing before you tell me what it is and isn't.

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