Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th April 2011

Dilbert//8030, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 10th April 2011

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anxiety stress meltdown cubicle theoretical workload limit brains full becomes overdue projects overdue tasks urgent funny noise missed dead line

Official transcript

Voice: Meltdown in cubicle 459540! Dilbert: That's Te. He must have reached his T.W.L. Asok: His what? Dilbert: Theoretical workload limit. In layman's terms, his brain is full. It starts when just one of your projects becomes overdue. You end up spending all of your time explaining why you didn't get it done. That makes all of your other projects overdue. When ever task become urgent, your brain can't decide what to do next. Brains make a funny noise when they shut down. Noise: Poink. Asok: Uh-oh. I just missed a deadline. Wally: And so it begins.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com MELTDOWN IN CUBICLE 459540!

THAT'S TED.

HE MUST HAVE REACHED HIS T.W.L.

HIS WHAT?

THEORETICAL WORKLOAD LIMIT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, HIS IT STARTS WHEN JUST ONE OF YOUR PROJECTS BECOMES OVERDUE.

YOU END UP SPENDING ALL OF YOUR TIME EXPLAINING WHY YOU DIDN'T GET IT DONE.

THAT MAKES ALL OF YOUR OTHER PROJECTS OVERDUE. WHEN EVERY TASK BECOMES URGENT, YOUR BRAIN CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT.

BRAIN 15 FULL.

BRAINS MAKE A FUNNY NOISE WHEN THEY SHUT DOWN.

& POINK UH-OH.

I JUST MISSED A DEAD LINE.

AND SO IT BEGINS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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