Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive August 22, 2026
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Good morning everybody, and welcome to the best thing that ever happened to anybody who's ever been born anywhere. It's called Coffee with Scott Adams.

Every now and then I like to remind my audience, just in case you're wondering, that I have more than one t-shirt that looks just like this one. Some of you may be concerned that I only own one t-shirt, but no, I own about a dozen of these, and I call it my uniform. See, if you can get people to think that you're dressing one way because you have a look — I'm talking about the Steve Jobs look, talking about the Mark Zuckerberg look, you know, he wears the hoodie or the black shirt — yeah, the trick, if you can convince people that you have a look, all of your problems are solved, if you know what I mean.

Now don't go full Elton John. You don't want to convince people that your look is an Elton John, you know, over the top,

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needs props and all that stuff. That's way too much work. If you're going to do a uniform and a look and a brand, go for basic. Saves you a lot of time. Hey, who came here for the simultaneous sip? Besides everybody. And all you need is a copper mug or a glass or a tanker, Chelsea's done a canteen, jug or flask, a vessel of any kind. Fill it with your favorite liquid. How much do

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