Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America (The Scott Adams Success Series)
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Last update: 01-19-2026
Product details
- ASIN : B0FN7THPFH
- Publisher : Scott Adams, Inc.
- Publication date : August 20, 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 257 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8990531659
- Item Weight : 10.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.65 x 8.5 inches
- Part of series : The Scott Adams Success Series
- Best Sellers Rank:#579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- William M. Sauve, MDExcellent primer on how to think!I of course preordered this book as soon as I could, and then I forgot, and preordered it again. So I accidentally got two, but I like it so much, I'm just going to give my second copy to a friend.
This book is great, as easy and entertaining to read as anything else Scott Adams has written, but more importantly, I can attest, as a mental health professional, that the parts of the book that are in my wheelhouse are absolutely correct, and give simple explanations of thinking skills that I wish everyone knew. The skill of thinking has not been taught in school for many, many years (I am relatively certain that I was not taught to think in school, and I'm 45 - I was taught by my amazing parents, and my life is spectacular for it! Thanks Mom and Dad,) and the majority of the population suffers greatly as a result - I see this every single day in clinic.
Even better about this book - there are enough points that are not in my wheelhouse, that I still learned something. Reading books that simply validate what I already think are about as much fun as eating ice cream, but of course they don't help my brain - because "Loserthink" covers such a variety of thinking techniques associated with different academic and professional disciplines, there are plenty of chapters that are validating (ice cream) but also plenty that are challenging (meat!) ... you could almost call it "edutainment."
Obviously, I have bias. If there were an official Scott Adams Army, I would be in it. I eagerly watch the Periscopes and read anything he writes. And even more importantly, Epstein didn't kill himself. But all bias aside, I'm still certain that "Loserthink" is about the best book with which to start if one aspires to be a little better at thinking through the world around you, instead of simply reacting to every little thing, therefore living a life dominated by fear and pain. - Bradley BeversGreat read, some things here that will change the way you thinkI didn't know much about Loserthink before picking it up, but I loved the last two books from Scott Adams, How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big and Win Bigly. This book has an interesting idea that I have not seen presented in quite the same way before. Basically, different disciplines and occupations are trained to think in different ways (not just know different facts) and we can benefit from learning about the ways they think in order to escape our own unseen biases.
From thinking like a psychologist, to an entrepreneur, to an engineer, there are some really interesting things in this book. He follows up this thinking systems advice with a short chapter on why things are going to get much better soon, and how to break out of your own mental prisons.
Depending on which areas you have been trained in, there may things you find more beneficial or surprising. These are my key takeways and insights, but you might have others that strike you more:
Ego is a tool that can be dialed up or down depending on what you need.
Both Occam's Razor and 'History repeats itself' are largely nonsense.
Great argument on why people think they can read others minds. Pet peeve of mine, and Adams does a great job of breaking down why and giving you advice on how to stop others from doing this.
Crime will continue to drop drastically in the near future, it probably makes more sense to fight climate change in a decade rather than now, and much more in the Golden Age chapter.
Recommend this book highly. The best insight is simply to think in systems rather than goals, something that Adams really fleshes out in the How To Fail At Everything book. If you haven't read that one yet, I would get it first but this would be worth picking up right after. If you judge books by the potential they have to permanently alter the way you view the world, this could be one of the most important books you ever read. - CBMTTekDrops off a bit at the end.This is a fantastic book if you want to gain an advantage in debates, arguments, whatever. Mistakes in the way you approach an issue, or they assumptions you make when discussing an issue can lead you to losing that debate. This book identifies a whole host of thought patterns that will lead you to losing.
The only reason this book does not get five stars is it drops off a bit at the end. The first 80% of the book (approx.) is a great read. It flows well, and I picked up a lot of useful techniques. However, the last two/three chapters do not live up to the first part of the book. It is not that they bring no value, rather they are unnecessary if you were paying attention throughout the rest of the book.
Highly recommended, with the above caveat.