Chapter 1: What was the final message from Scott Adams?
Unfortunately, this isn't good news. Of course, he waited until just before the show started, but he's not with us right anymore. I'm going to try to get through this. He has a final message that he wanted to say, so I'm going to try to read it. Trying to be strong. If you are reading this, things did not go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body fell before my brain.
I am of sound mind as I write this January 1st, 2026. If you wonder about any of my choices for my estate or anything else, please know I'm free of any reason or inappropriate influence of any sort. I promise. Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I'm not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me.
So here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and look forward to spending an eternity with him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won't need any more convincing than that. I hope I'm still qualified for entry. With your permission, I'd like to explain my life.
For the first part of my life, I was focused on making myself a worthy husband and parent as a way to find meaning.
Chapter 2: How did Scott Adams reflect on his life choices?
That worked, but marriages don't always last forever. And mine eventually ended in a highly amicable way. I'm grateful for those years and for the people I came to call my family. Once the marriage unwound, I needed a new focus, a new meaning. And so I donated myself to the world literally speaking the words out loud in my otherwise silent home.
From that point on, I looked for ways I could add the most to people's life, one way or another. That marked the start of my evolution from Dilbert cartoonist to an author of what I hoped would be useful books. By then, I believe I had enough life lessons that I could start passing them on. I continued making Dilbert comics, of course. As luck would have it, I'm a good writer.
My book in the useful category was how to fell at almost everything and still win big. The book turned out to be a huge success, often imitated, and influenced a wide variety of people. I still hear every day how much the book changed lives. My plan to be useful was working. I followed up with my book Win Bigly that trained an army of citizens how to be more persuasive.
which that correctly saw as a minor superpower. I know the book changed lives because I hear it often. You probably never know the impact the book had on the world, but I know, and it pleases me while giving me a sense of meaning that is impossible to describe. My next book, Loser Think, tried to teach people how to think better, especially if they were displaying their thinking on social media.
That one didn't put much of a dent in the universe, but I tried. Finally, my book, Reframe Your Brain, taught readers how to program their own thoughts to make their personal and professional lives better. I was surprised and delighted at how much positive input impact the book is having.
I also started podcasting a live show called Coffee with Scott Adams, dedicated to helping people think about the world and their lives in a more productive way. I didn't plan it this way, but it ended up helping lots of lonely people find a community that made them less lonely, Again, that had great meaning to me. I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had.
If I got any benefits from my work, I'm asking that you pay it forward as best as you can. That the legacy I want, that's the legacy I want. Be useful. And please know I loved you all to the very end. Scott Adams. I'm going to invite some others on because I just don't know that I could do any more.
Thank you, Shelly. Thank you so much, Shelly.
Thank you, Shelly. Thank you, Shelley.
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Chapter 3: What impact did Scott Adams hope to have on others?
I think we should do the sip. I'm going to go get my coffee, okay? But I think we should sip.
We're ready.
Okay, give me a minute.
Yep. Today we're going to sip to our best friend, our internet dad, our uncle, our mentor, our sage. I just think it's a life well lived that he touched so many of us. And Jack, I don't know why I feel like you're going to be more composed. Do you want to do our sip today?
No sound, Jack. No sound. He's on mute.
Oh, Jack, are you on mute?
Yeah, no, I said I'd be honored. Awesome. I didn't think I'd be doing two shows like this so close to each other, but here we are. So, folks, as everyone knows, all you need is A cup, a mug, or a glass. A tankard, chalice, or stein. A canteen jug or flask. A vessel of any kind. Fill it with your favorite liquid. We like coffee.
And join us all now for the unparalleled pleasure, the dopamine hit of the day, the thing that makes everything better. Even saying goodbye to old friends. The simultaneous sip. And it happens now. Go.
Just got
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Chapter 4: How did Scott Adams transition from cartoonist to author?
I don't know if I could show it, but I did video it.
We believe you. That sounds just like Scott, too. He loved that when he was right with the prediction. It was just so dad-like.
He knew he was going to be right, and he wanted to make sure I had it on video. He said he knew it was a different feeling than how he'd been feeling before. He definitely knew it was a different feeling.
And Shelly, he was peaceful and surrounded by everybody he loves, right?
Yes. Yes. Yes, he was definitely peaceful.
A few years ago. Oh, sorry, go ahead. Oh, I was gonna say a few a few years ago, Scott had said that he had sort of he's having a daydream. This is maybe 2021 or so. He said he was having a daydream. And yeah, and in his mind's eye, he said that he saw the the day, the hour, and the minute that he would pass away. And he shared some of that with some of you watching. We remember that.
And it was in that moment five years ago, I thought, wow, there will come a day when that happens for us in third person. And we're the witness to life in the beginning of his legacy. And I thought about that five years ago. And I only had one child at the time, and now I have three, and all three of them know Scott Adams, the name, and the books.
And it sounds like there might have been a little bit of authorial desire for Loser Think to have a sort of a second life. And I feel like it's a bit like my responsibility now to make Loser think the book that he wished had done better, you know, to make it be all that Scott had wanted it to be. But the preciousness of his work will live on.
And I was reading some of my followers last night, excerpts from the 1997 book of his, 29 years into the future, and how prescient his predictions were. It's time to find in his works and enjoy the sip daily in his honor. Shelley, thank you for reading his statement. That was sweet and wonderful and honored him well. Thank you very much.
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Chapter 5: What lessons did Scott Adams share through his books?
I know how a lot of people are feeling, but his beloved locals and we have become such a tight family. And I'm looking at your chat right now, you guys. And I know you guys just want to like cry and scream and make the clock turn back.
but you know, Scott like really taught us well, and we can reframe this and, um, and we will, and the upcoming days, like let's all like really band together and do some reframing and talk about, you know, what Scott would say about all of this. It's always like, you know, what would Scott say?
We can't just ask Scott right now, but Scott has told us how to think and, um, we can do this, but I just wanted to say, I love you guys. And, I see you and we're going to stay together. Don't worry. Love you.
Thanks. He definitely wants that. I mean, I wouldn't be here right now if this is not what he wanted. This was so important to him. You guys have been so important to him. So I'm trying really hard, you know, to carry out his wishes and keep this community together and, whatever you guys need from me, I'm just gonna keep it going as much as I can for Scott and you guys.
Owen, are you there?
I am. I don't know what to say. I'm really hit by this, like I know all of you are. So even though it's been coming for a long time, it's very sudden. I guess I'll just say a little bit of what I've posted to Scott recently, which is I'm honored to have been of service to him. I will do everything I can to carry his lessons forward and to continue to be useful myself.
And thank you, Scott, for everything. I think he's been one of my best friends, even though I only met him in person once. And I want this community to stay together. I think we will. And I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better and to just talk about everything that we learned from Scott. So please do that. Help us organize this. Help us make it a good thing.
And I think Scott's one of the most significant people that I've ever met. I'm honored to have met him. That's all.
Amen. Marcella, I see you girly. You want to say something? If you if you can. Maybe Sergio, do you want to jump in first and let Marcella collect herself?
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Chapter 6: How did Scott Adams contribute to the community through his podcast?
It's hard. Maybe she's on mute. I think she's on mute, Marcella.
She is, but that may be intentional.
Got it.
Okay. And also American Debunk is on the stream. So I don't know if he has something he wants to say.
Yeah, I would love to just take a minute. Shelly, I speak for thousands right now. We're very appreciative for you and what you have, you've contributed. over the past few days or weeks. And we want you all to know that we're praying for you and your family. Thousands are for you and your family. We're thankful for Scott, thankful for this community.
One of the best parts of being part of the Scott Adams community and tuning into the live streams and reading his literature is that not only were we able to connect with Scott and better our own lives, but we were also able to join a community of thousands of people who are striving to make the world better. It's so special and it's so unique.
I'm super thankful, as we all are, for this community and for Scott and for you, Shelly. So that's all I wanted to say. Thank you.
Thank you. So you are at Debunk?
Yes.
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Chapter 7: What emotions were expressed by the guests during the tribute?
And with people like him and his influence, I think that it can be done one person at a time, one idea at a time. Like he said, the person with the best idea is the one in charge. And Scott always had the best ideas. And he was in charge of this simulation. And thank you for being there with him today. I really appreciate it so much. This means so much to me. Thank you very much, Ali.
And thank you all. I love you all in the chat. And let somebody else speak. Thank you, Erica. Thank you, everybody. Jack, Josh, Marcela, SJV with the beard. God mode. Thank you. And the guy with the hat, who are you? Oh, it's me, Sergio. Come on. Oh, my birth. Okay. Okay.
Awesome. I've got something I can say if it's okay.
Just introduce yourself. Yeah, introduce yourself. Yeah, please.
Go ahead. Okay. Well, sorry. I know I'm a little slow here. Shelly, if you need anything. Can you hear me?
We can hear you. Can you introduce yourself?
Oh, I'm SJV for those of y'all that don't know. Shelly, if you need anything, let me know. I'll do anything I can that doesn't involve me traveling anywhere. All of y'all know that Scott had an affirmation, right? He said, one day I'm going to be famous, right? And eventually that came true. Well, I had an affirmation. I don't know when I made it up a few years ago.
And y'all, some of y'all may have heard me mention it before. I've had prepared how I would greet Scott Adams if I ever met him. And my affirmation was, I was going to say this. Charles, I'm your biggest fan. And why I said Charles is very intentional, because there's only two comic book artists I've ever learned the names of, and that's Charles Schultz and Scott Adams.
And I was like, well, crap, I may actually get a chance to use that. But yesterday, I was glad I didn't get on. I got 404'd. I even got 404'd once this morning. But I thought Scott would think it's funny, and maybe not. I could be wrong. I just wanted to share that. I've got other things I could share, but probably I'll let my brain cool down right now.
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Chapter 8: How can the community continue Scott Adams' legacy?
It's okay. I really loved everybody. The sky's the limit, no matter what. You can achieve anything you want. you have to believe it first and say it and just make it happen. And I just want to thank him for he's watching us. And I'm hoping that I join him in heaven. And that we all have coffee with him there. And we chat with him. Hopefully I get in. And I don't have much else to say, but
changed my life as much as many as just like many of you changed your lives as well and I don't think he's irreplaceable and but anything you need Shelly anything at all I just ask for you guys just to be patient with me with just the whole process of all this but
I do want to keep his wishes to keep this going. It just might take a little time, little working it out, but I definitely want to keep his legacy going. And there's lots of ways we'll end up doing that. It just might take some time.
Shelly, please. No, I mean, You know, Scott was crazy. He worked 365. I mean, it didn't matter if it was Christmas or he had COVID or, you know, whatever. Like, you were just like, oh, my God, are you actually on today? Pneumonia, everything. And that's just not normal, which is Scott.
Yeah.
He was trying to keep on for today, let me tell you. I just knew it.
Please know. We understand. You know, like take a beat, please. You know, we can also get on a chat together and we have, you guys, if you don't know, there's a community page. It's the Coffee with Scott Adams page. It's at the top of my X profile in the communities. Please join us there. Um, and like post stories there and videos and like talk and chat.
And, um, we also have our locals group and, you know, and Shelly, even if you want to just like turn on the live stream on the locals page one day in the morning at the same time, we we're happy to even just chat with each other for a little while, but like, take the time you need. Like we get it. This is, this is, you know, a loss of someone that you love is huge and,
I can only imagine the loss of someone like Scott and the, you know, every time he said, oh, and the person handling my estate. And I kept thinking like, oh my God, poor Shelly. Like she's got so much, you know, on her shoulders, but we're your shoulders also. And, you know, we want to help you in any way we can.
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