Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd July 2006

Dilbert//6308, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 23rd July 2006

Official transcript

"What the...? How can you be relaxed with so much work to do?"

"Your mistake is taking pride in how much work you can complete."

"You see, Alice, there's an infinite quantity of potential work."

"But it's only possible to do a finite amount."

"You have set yourself up for certain failure according to your own arbitrary standard."

"By way of contrast, I take pride in not taking pride in my work."

"I've already achieved my goal and it's not even lunch time yet."

"Don't you need a new goal for after lunch?"

"I'm aiming for a distended stomach."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT THE... ? HOW CAN YOU BE RELAXED WITH SO MUCH WORK TO DO?

YOUR MISTAKE IS TAKING PRIDE IN HOW MUCH WORK YOU CAN COMPLETE.

YOU SEE, ALICE, THERE'S AN INFINITE QUANTITY OF POTENTIAL WORK.

BUT IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE TO DO A FINITE AMOUNT.

YOU HAVE SET YOURSELF UP FOR CERTAIN FAILURE ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN ARBITRARY STANDARD.

BY WAY OF CONTRAST.

I TAKE PRIDE IN NOT TAKING PRIDE IN MY WORK.

I'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED MY GOAL AND IT'S NOT EVEN LUNCH TIME YET.

DON'T YOU NEED A NEW GOAL FOR AFTER LUNCH?

I'M AIMING FOR A DISTENDED STOMACH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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