“the simplest explanation usually sounds right and is far more convincing than any complicated explanation could hope to be.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
In case the rest of you missed it, the inspirational speech was: 'If you work hard, you can achieve great things. And… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple effect with no logical end.” — Scott Adams Kindness Copy Share Image
If you haven't already told your kids 'don't fellate the president' then you're probably a bad parent. — Scott Adams Bad parent Copy Share Image
If you want to kill an idea without being identified as the assassin, suggest that the legal department take a look at… — Scott Adams Assassins Copy Share Image
The first time you see something that you have never seen before, you almost always know right away if you should eat… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today. I started talking with him about the — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“One of the most important tricks for maximizing your productivity involves matching your mental state to the task.” — Scott Adams Mental state Copy Share Image
I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too loudly. 'Dilbert'… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
If you have a reasonable system for pursuing success, it can survive a lot of face-plants along the way. That knowledge makes… — Scott Adams Knowledge Copy Share Image
The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out. Sure, there's a lot more living to… — Scott Adams Age Copy Share Image
Scientists often invent words to fill the holes in their understanding.These words are meant as conveniences until real understanding can be found.… — Scott Adams Acceptance Copy Share Image
In yesterday's post, I asked how many of you guys would have sex with a robot if it was indistinguishable from a… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
I calculated the total time that humans have waited for web pages to load. It cancels out all the productivity gains of… — Scott Adams Age Copy Share Image
“For humans, honesty is a matter of degree. Engineers are always honest in matters of technology and human relationships. That's why it's… — Scott Adams Engineering Copy Share Image
“You can't accommodate a hundred different opinions, and you can't ignore them. All you can do is provide people with the illusion… — Scott Adams Democracies Copy Share Image
Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they are not there the first time you need them, chances are you won't… — Scott Adams Chance Copy Share Image
“When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Persuasion is effective even when the subject recognizes the technique. Everyone knows that stores list prices at $9.99 because $10.00 sounds like… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Happiness is nothing but good health and freedom, and money is the single best way you can buy your freedom. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“- I'm going to turn my attention to philanthropy. - Is that the study of people named Phil? - It's mostly about… — Scott Adams Capitalism Copy Share Image
Lately, the only thing keeping me from being a serial killer is my distaste for manual labor. — Scott Adams Career Copy Share Image
This happens to me: I have this great idea and then I make the mistake of telling someone else. — Scott Adams Failure Copy Share Image
As a rule, I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it's really,… — Scott Adams Comedy Copy Share Image
By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Avoid career traps such as pursuing jobs that require you to sell your limited supply of time while preparing you for nothing… — Scott Adams Career Copy Share Image
Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease in your funding. — Scott Adams Assumption Copy Share Image
There's a gigantic gray area between good moral behavior and outright felonious activities. I call that the Weasel Zone and it's where… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“As it turns out, business writing is all about getting to the point and leaving out all of the noise. You think… — Scott Adams Business Copy Share Image
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. — Scott Adams Business Copy Share Image
It's hard to argue with the government. Remember, they are they run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, so they must… — Scott Adams Alcohol Copy Share Image
I discovered what I call the Bill Gates effect. That is, the more successful you are, the uglier you get. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction, I find that there's a natural cap to my… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
It doesn't take many people to have a bad sense of humor to get in trouble at a corporation. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“The most important form of selfishness involves spending time on your fitness, eating right, pursuing your career, and still spending quality time… — Scott Adams Eating right Copy Share Image
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny… — Scott Adams Fish Copy Share Image
“I was no longer surprised to find unlocked doors in the city. Maybe at some subconscious level we don’t believe we need… — Scott Adams Surprised Copy Share Image
If our mushrooms make you hallucinate, please inform us immediately so we can overcharge you. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Science is a good thing. News reporters are good things too. But it's never a good idea to put them in the… — Scott Adams Good ideas Copy Share Image
