Scott Adams by allegra
I had the privilege of seeing Scott Adams speak yesterday morning at SLA’s closing session. He is an exceptional speaker, especially considering his voice problems (the original blog entry is gone, so this links to the Slashdot blurb).
If you are a Dilbert fan or a flailing creative looking for a humble-but-inspiring pep talk, the video should be posted here soon.
Some of my favorite quotes/concepts from the talk (and I’m quoting roughly here):
On submitting Dilbert for syndication: “I thought I might as well try, because at least I would be failing at a higher level.”
On drawing controversial comics: “I can’t get some pictures out of my head until I draw them.” (I love that–I feel the same way about words.)
And, most importantly, an audience member asked: “Why did Dilbert date a librarian? And who broke up with who?”
Adams answered: “Well, the first part is obviously because librarians are HOT, so second obviously she broke up with him.”
Posted: June 7th, 2007 by allegra under allegra, books, library, travel.
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