Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979. He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper. Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00). He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.
Series
Books
Cubes and Punishment
2007
I Can't Remember if We're Cheap or Smart
2012
God's Debris
A Thought Experiment
2001
Reframe Your Brain
The User Interface for Happiness and Success
2023
Loserthink
How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America
2019
Excuse Me While I Wag
2001
Dilbert
2003
Your Accomplishments Are Suspiciously Hard to Verify
2011
Journey to Cubeville
1998
What Do You Call a Sociopath in a Cubicle?
2002
This is the Part Where You Pretend to Add Value
2008
Dilbert 2.0
The Boom Years, 1994-1997
2012
When Body Language Goes Bad
2003
The Dilbert Future
Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century
1997
A Treasury of Sunday Strips
2000
Freedom's Just Another Word for People Finding Out You're Useless
2009
Thriving on Vague Objectives
2005
Dilbert 2.0
20 Years of Dilbert
2008
The Dilbert Principle
A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions
1996
Dilbert 2.0
The Modern Era, 2001 to 2008: 20 Years of Dilbert
2012
The Religion War
2004
Build a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies
Dogbert's Big Book of Business
1991
I'm Tempted to Stop Acting Randomly
2010
Win Bigly
Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter
2017
Problem Identified
And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution
2010
Dilbert's Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Dispatches from Cubicleland
2007
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Kind of the Story of My Life
2013
It's Obvious You Won't Survive by Your Wits Alone
1995
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
1996
Go Add Value Someplace Else
2014
Try Rebooting Yourself
2006
Dogbert's Clues for the Clueless
1993
Random Acts of Management
2000
Another Day in Cubicle Paradise
2002
I Sense a Coldness to Your Mentoring
2013
I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot
1998
Shave the Whales
1994
Bring Me the Head of Willy the Mailboy!
1995
Teamwork Means You Can't Pick the Side That's Right
2012
Your New Job Title is "Accomplice"
2013
Seven Years of Highly Defective People
Scott Adams' Guided Tour of the Evolution of Dilbert
1997
Casual Day Has Gone Too Far
1997
The Joy of Work
Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers
1998
Work is a Contact Sport
1997
Dilbert 2.0
The Dot-Com Bubble, 1998-2000
2012
Still Pumped from Using the Mouse
1996
Access Denied
Dilbert's Quest for Love in the Nineties
1996
Dilbert Gives You the Business
1999
Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!
2007
Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons
1992
When Did Ignorance Become a Point of View?
2000
14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box
2009
Dilbert 2.0
The Early Years, 1989-1993
2012
Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel
2002
Random Acts of Catness
1998
Fugitive from the Cubicle Police
1996
