The Tim Ferriss Show

#106: Scott Adams: The Man Behind Dilbert

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Sep 22, 2015
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ANECDOTE

Affirmation Anecdotes

  • Scott Adams used affirmations to achieve goals, including a date with a "nine" and stock market success.
  • These experiences, while possibly coincidental, led him to affirm his cartooning career.
INSIGHT

How Affirmations Might Work

  • Affirmations might work by tuning the reticular activation system, allowing one to notice relevant opportunities.
  • This resembles Dr. Richard Wiseman's luck research, where self-identified "lucky" people notice opportunities better.
ANECDOTE

God's Debris Origin

  • Scott Adams wrote "God's Debris" by connecting disparate thoughts from his life.
  • He aimed to give readers the same full-body tingle he felt when the ideas coalesced.
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