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This point is made very well in the book How To Fail At Almost Everything by Scott Adams of Dilbert fame, an excellent read http://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almos

• cpayne 13y ago
  Am I the only one who thinks the article is just a summary of Scott Adam's book?
  • someotheridiot 13y ago
    That was my first thought - "he just ripped off Scott!"
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    • visakanv 13y ago
      Scott wrote a Goals vs Systems blogpost before he wrote the book: http://www.dilbert.com/blog/entry/goals_vs_systems/ http://www.dilbert.com/blog/entry/goals_vs_systems/ EDIT: oops, this was after the book. The one before the book is as follows: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/systems/ http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/systems/