**Good morning and welcome to The Scott Adams School!**
It’s **Thursday, August 13th, 2026**, and the **Home Team** is in the house.
Today we’re going back to school with a **Scott Adams whiteboard lesson we could probably all use a refresher on: AFFIRMATIONS.** Scott talked about them for years, and just yesterday we learned that **Joel Pollak swears by them too.** Coincidence? Programming? Magic? We’ll discuss.
Then we’ll get into the news, whatever fresh insanity the world has generously produced for us overnight, and wherever else the conversation takes us. As Scott taught us, sometimes the most interesting part of the show is the part we didn’t plan.
☕ Grab your coffee and join us for the **Simultaneous Sip**.
**A quick note about the chat:** We love disagreement. We love smart arguments. We even love a little sparring. But there’s a difference between challenging an idea and simply trying to make the room unpleasant. **Add something to the conversation. Don’t just add friction.** We have a terrific community here, so help us keep the chat interesting, funny, welcoming, and worth reading.
Please **LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE the show with a friend, and ring the notification bell.** Those little clicks apparently keep the internet machinery fed.
And don’t forget the **official Scott Adams merchandise**. Supplies are limited, and when some of these items are gone, they may really be gone. Most importantly, every sophisticated household obviously needs a **Simultaneous Swaddle**. We don’t make the rules.
As always, **opinions are our own**, clips and conversation may contain **spicy language**, and anything can happen when the Home Team gets rolling.
Thank you for continuing to show up, laugh, learn, argue intelligently, and keep Scott’s lessons alive.
**Let’s go to school. ☕**
