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Scott Adams: The Joy of Work


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#1 Guest_Lord E_*

Posted 03 June 2006 - 03:08 PM

This book is actually a Dilbert humor book, revolving around the absurd phenomena of corporate life. And a funny one at that. But surprisingly I have also found it a good commentary of writing humor (and dealing with response to your humor).

Here's some samples.

Rules for filtering out bad ideas

1. An opinion based on someone's physical reaction is better than an opinion based on someone's thinking.
2. An unsolicited opinion is more useful than one you ask for.
3. It doesn't matter how many people dislike an idea. All that matters is how many like it.
4. A sensible idea with small upside potential is a bad idea.

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Six Dimensions of Humor (use any two at time):

1. Cuteness
2. Meanness
3. Bizarreness
4. Recognizability
5. Naughtiness
6. Cleverness

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Dialogue Tip 1: The average person is ignorant, self-absorbed, and generally evil. Keep that in mind when writing humorous dialogue.

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You can make an ordinary situation funny by substituting honesty where, ordinarily, people would lie or avoid saying anything. Honesty in social situations is so rare that it automatically qualifies as bizarre.

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Types of critics

1. People who reflexively criticize any idea (contrarians)
2. People who enjoy making you suffer (sadists)
3. People who are angry for no good reason (nuts)
4. People with valid criticisms (bastards)

There's also hilarious and working (well, sort of) advice on how to deal with each type, but it is too long to quote here.




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