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Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) of Dilbert fame revisits us to discuss his book Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh listen!]

What We Discuss with Scott Adams:

• Is Scott Adams a Trump supporter?
• People don’t use facts to make decisions. They use emotion.
• Learn the three types of persuaders and how they operate.
• See how master persuaders move the topic to things they understand and can dominate (regardless of facts and details).
• Find out why master persuasion is effective even if the subject or target sees the technique.
• And much more...

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Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) is the creator of comic strip Dilbert, a talent stacker extraordinaire, and bestselling author. His latest book, Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America, is out now.

What We Discuss with Scott Adams:

• Why the term “loserthink” isn't about being uninformed — it's about unproductive thinking.
• Mental models we use that sometimes fail us, and thinking traps that we fall into when we're looking to interpret communication, evaluate facts or evidence, and form opinions.
• How to evaluate fake news and see why the business models of many media outlets have been redesigned to keep us engaged at the expense of accuracy and truth.
• When and how to dial down our ego so we can clarify our thinking, and also when and how we can use our ego as a tool to move forward.
• Ways to evaluate and poke holes in bad arguments, and strengthen our own methods of thinking and arguing.
• And much more…

Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/273

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