Scott Adams: How to Be Successful

Re:Scott Adams: How to Be Successful by CamperBob2 on Monday October 14, 2013 @01:37PM (#6548537)

Yeah, the problem is, no matter how good you are at doing something, there is somebody somewhere who is just as good or maybe better at the same thing, and he or she likes it. That person will kick your ass if you follow Scott Adams's advice.

(Advice that he apparently learned from an anonymous lending officer at a bank that isn't around anymore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocker_National_Bank)

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Re:Scott Adams: How to Be Successful by ashutoshm on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @06:08AM (#6552402)

If you want an average successful life, it doesn’t take much planning. Just stay out of trouble, go to school, and apply for jobs you might like. But if you want something extraordinary, you have two paths:

1. Become the best at one specific thing. 2. Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things. -Scott Adams http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/07/care...

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Re:Scott Adams: How to Be Successful by benjohnson on Monday October 14, 2013 @02:35PM (#6548824)

You assume the market all has the same taste: While McDonalds has cheap and fast food, sometimes I like a French meal.

My IT support business is "ok" but it thrives because we fill a need that isn't met by other that who are indeed more passionate and smarter than us.

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